I like her well enough, and definitely admire that she's making a conscious effort to do the right thing for Vicente now----even better that she's not making excuses about her previous actions to either herself or others! It will certainly take a lot of time and patience to develop trust and a bond with her son, but I definitely think she can redeem herself and be seen as a good mother in his eyes in the end.
I saw in the comments that some people are contemplating that Ercella might have had postpartum depression, which is ABSOLUTELY possible and would make sense for her behavior, but I don't think we have enough info on her previous life to draw that conclusion just yet. I think it's possible to say that Ercella is a good "person" in both this life and the last, but she can also still be a bad "parent". Both her and Harsen had Vicente when they were quite young, and it's evident that both of them weren't exactly equipped/ready to raise a child in a healthy manner. For Ercella, she was largely focussed on still living her life as a young adult (understandable when you consider she was 16/17). Going to parties, hanging out with friends, being a socialite. She was a kid having a kid, so it makes sense that she acted the way she did even though it was wrong. She neglected him, and I'm glad she owns up to that and acknowledges where she went wrong. Harsen, from what we know of him so far, seemed to raise Vicente with the goal of creating a soldier/adult right off the bat with no room for imperfection in any area. Considering his duties as the head of house as a Duke, I'm guessing he didn't spend all that much time with Vicente either (more neglect coupled with academic pressure and zero love). I'm hoping there will be more explanation to him and that we'll get to see him interact with Vicente more in a healthy way. What made it easier for them to neglect their kid is that Ercella and Harsen had the means of hiring nannies and caregivers, so it wasn't like they had to drop everything they were doing and make the necessary sacrifices to raise a kid like they should have done (within reason).
TL;DR: I'm not saying Ercella didn't have postpartum depression, and I'm not ruling it out either, but I firmly believe at this point that Ercella and Harsen were good "people" but not good "parents" and want to see more changes for the better from *both* of them.
I like her well enough, and definitely admire that she's making a conscious effort to do the right thing for Vicente now----even better that she's not making excuses about her previous actions to either herself or others!
It will certainly take a lot of time and patience to develop trust and a bond with her son, but I definitely think she can redeem herself and be seen as a good mother in his eyes in the end.
I saw in the comments that some people are contemplating that Ercella might have had postpartum depression, which is ABSOLUTELY possible and would make sense for her behavior, but I don't think we have enough info on her previous life to draw that conclusion just yet.
I think it's possible to say that Ercella is a good "person" in both this life and the last, but she can also still be a bad "parent". Both her and Harsen had Vicente when they were quite young, and it's evident that both of them weren't exactly equipped/ready to raise a child in a healthy manner.
For Ercella, she was largely focussed on still living her life as a young adult (understandable when you consider she was 16/17). Going to parties, hanging out with friends, being a socialite. She was a kid having a kid, so it makes sense that she acted the way she did even though it was wrong. She neglected him, and I'm glad she owns up to that and acknowledges where she went wrong.
Harsen, from what we know of him so far, seemed to raise Vicente with the goal of creating a soldier/adult right off the bat with no room for imperfection in any area. Considering his duties as the head of house as a Duke, I'm guessing he didn't spend all that much time with Vicente either (more neglect coupled with academic pressure and zero love). I'm hoping there will be more explanation to him and that we'll get to see him interact with Vicente more in a healthy way.
What made it easier for them to neglect their kid is that Ercella and Harsen had the means of hiring nannies and caregivers, so it wasn't like they had to drop everything they were doing and make the necessary sacrifices to raise a kid like they should have done (within reason).
TL;DR: I'm not saying Ercella didn't have postpartum depression, and I'm not ruling it out either, but I firmly believe at this point that Ercella and Harsen were good "people" but not good "parents" and want to see more changes for the better from *both* of them.