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Also I think with how lacking psychological help is in that time period it made sense why the husband thought that just letting her be and ignoring the fact that she was a negligent mother would be the right thing. It wasn’t. But I’m sure he did feel sorry for her to some degree so he let things go on without confronting her about her actions.
But really, he should have. They should have talked and tried to understand each other better but that just wasn’t done back then. How frustrating.
The postpartum depression, the isolation (imagine having to get permission to see your family and friends), being ignored by the people who work for you, and an estranged husband who murdered so many people— one in front of her. No wonder she had so much pent up resentment and took it out on the one person she could. It was definitely wrong of her— her situation doesn’t excuse her actions. But at least, we understand a bit of how hard it was for her