@takofish what does it even mean to "punish" a fictional character? She isn't real and if stories were written based on "nice" characters just having perfect and conflict-free lives it wouldn't be interesting and no one would bother reading it... Even her base character was in a situation that I think would be generally considered bad for childhood emotional development. So of course she would have behaviors later in life where she doesn't always take the "best" action for other people. it's not therapystuck. messy keeps things interesting!