My mom is behaving annoyingly.
I thought she would go through with what she said she would go through with.
BUT NO.
It's like all these stupid feminist books I read. The woman eventually gives up on her eventual goal of self-freedom and succumbs. Edna Pontellier kills herself, seeking freedom from traditional female roles and societal obligations, instead of just, you know, doing just that!
And now my mom, instead of freeing herself from being a surrendered wife, is going to back down, just because she's afraid.
UGH IT MAKES ME SO MAD.