i think that he explicitly mentions that before his dad died(apparently the korean text is pretty clear he died rather than a divorce) maman was more functional so it's not so much 'grew up being her caretaker' as 'had to take care of her while also grieving'. depending on when dad died

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tbh forcing woman who has panic attacks whenever she's being Perceived to be a princess who's the center of attention at your theme park is a classic dadqui move, honestly

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i think that w the text color not being rodya's and him referring to her as 'maman' with the role 'princess' it's entirely possible That's His Actual Mom which means she was presumably being forced into her own personal hell offscreen

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Yeah, no kidding. Usually the parents are much older too and physically incapable of caring for themselves. Maman was just so Fucked from mental illness and her own fears of being perceived that she just never hit the brakes.

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Ryoshu was very much intentionally made into the attic wife and Maman very much husbanding Meursault but she's so lost in her own sauce that she isn't even aware and would probably shut down even more if made aware

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