I know you probably don't care but as a member of the "short end of the mom stick" I completely understand where you're coming from. Don't get me wrong in the beginning I always yearned for my moms approval & for her to see me as I truly am but that never happened.
Although throughout my life I only heard her talk shit about me behind my back when she thought I wasn't listening. She waited until I became an adult to tell me how she despised me as a human being. In that moment I was truly prepared to cut her completely out of my life & no this isn't a blood is thicker type of situation & I did cut her off & literally turned off my emotions like it was a switch.
I somewhat kinda empathise with parents that don’t want children but were forced to have them, especially back in the day when it was more conservative and traditional and even nowadays in cultures that are conservative and traditional, because I can’t stand children myself and can barely last 10 minutes in their company, but I also would never have children myself because I know I’d be a terrible mum. I guess I should be grateful that I live in a time and place where I can make that decision.
However I feel like there is a huge difference between being a person that doesn’t like kids and is distant or neglectful (which is still horrible for a child to grow up in that environment), and being someone who verbally abuses and is openly toxic towards their children. I’m really sorry you had to grow up with a mother like that, and I’m so glad you’re able to cut her out of your life. Now if only our protagonist can do the same…
Children are NOT for everybody & I agree people who don't want to have children shouldn't be forced to. (Also I'm not trying to shove the idea of having a kid down your throat but if you ever decided to be a mom one day strive to be the mom you always wanted).
Honestly I like children at won't point i wanted to be a teacher & I have taught children of all ages & idk they just naturally gravitated towards me. (Idk maybe it something to do with me being the youngest & always wanting a younger sibling ).
Anyway everyone is different & Hee-Won I can relate to her in some ways (I actually have been in her shoes before). & idk I'm kind of hoping she moves on with her life & not wait for her mom to come around because lets be honest if her mother wanted to be there for her she would be.
This might be an unpopular opinion, but I’d like to see this play out with her not having a heartwarming relationship with her mum.
I want her and her mum to talk things through, sure, but I could never see their relationship coming past that of cordial and professional distance.
As someone with an awkwardly distant family myself, there’s nothing more I scoff at than stories that have neglectful or abusive parents that one day magically wake up and love their kids and become one big happy family. I’ve seen too many mangas that have the ~forgive and forget~ storyline to them.
So no, I don’t want he mum to see the baby born and suddenly become Grandma and Mother of the Year, nor do I want her to talk to her daughter or son in law and suddenly wake up to everything she’s ever done wrong. I just want our MC to start a new family with her (soon to be) husband and his family and everyone that cares for her.
This might be very unpopular because it’s not the typical “blood is thicker than water” let’s all make up and love each other trope, but as someone who was told by their mother that she didn’t want me and only had me because my father wanted kids, I really connected to the MC and there’s nothing more I want than for her to cut the toxic people out of her life and move on.