Once, when Robin was eight years old, Mom had asked Dad if he thought her shoes made her ankles look fat. And he gullibly, stupidly told her he didn’t think so, but if it bothered her, she could try a different pair. So she had burned the shoes she wore and accidentally set the drapes on fire. Then, she screamed at him for an entire evening as Robin and Melody hid in Melody’s room, under the blanket. Mom didn’t leave her room for three days after that, refusing to eat. Robin still remembered her dad begging her at the door. Apologizing profusely.
this is really traumatizing. as a mother now, this is the type of behavior i hope to purposely not pass on to my children. wow
