Reviewer: 280077s Signed
Date: July 19 2021
Title: Chapter 6: Laura
I don't think his sister should have been there for the meeting, but that's just me. I think it should have been between him and his mom, and maybe Elizabeth..Either way I can't say I don't agree with Brian 100%. I would tell Brian's mom to get lost myself. I'm not really liking how Allison wanted hom to meet his mom either, she didn't understand how traumatic it was for him, no one but him could ever really understand. I appreciated Elizabith telling his mom off last chapter as well, but she should have known better than to just cave to Alison and let Btian mmet his mom. Some relationships just need to end, another meeting like this seems more cruel than anything else. All in all my respect for Allison and Elizabeth's characters have decreased a bit, though more so for Allison. She can be really ignorant, in a really damaging way. I don't think she's the best lover for Brian sometimes...
Author's Response: Yeah, lots of mistakes were made in regards to this meeting. A lot of it comes down to Brian's expectations for what would happen. If he had somehow known, or even planned, to lash out at her like that, then he maybe would have asked to meet with her by himself (or maybe with Elizabeth or Allison), but certainly not with Jen. As for Allison, she definitely wasn't being 100% considerate of how painful such a meeting would be. The reasons for that will be explored later on, but she was letting a personal interest cloud her opinion. Definitely, she is a very flawed person, and I'm sorry your opinion of her (and Elizabeth) has fallen a bit. I hope she can make it up as the story continues!
Still, I'm glad you agreed with Brian. What I'm going for with Laura is the idea that even if an abusive person genuinely feels remorse or changes for the better, the person they hurt is under no obligation to forgive them. Brian simply can't forgive her for what she did, at least for a long time, and that's the reality everybody needs to accept. There have been a few roadblocks so far, but for the most part everybody is on the same page now. I hope you're enjoying the story!
-Pluto