I agree, I don’t think her age had anything to do with it. She has never really had to do anything on her own even after Jamal passed, his family stepped in and took care of Kaylayla for her. It wasn’t until his mum threatened to take Kaylayla that she started trying.Nazzo wrote: ↑05 Feb 2022, 12:28I think it's just her personality and the fact she always had people taking care of her, first her parents and then Jamal because even before Jamal's death, there were times when she would be so engrossed in her paintings that Kalayla and Jamal would be left to fend for themselves.JHING Estanislao wrote: ↑03 Jul 2021, 02:00 Maureen was consumed by her great love for Jamal that she married young and became a mother thereafter. After the sudden death of Jamal, she became a shell of a person just trying to survive. For eleven years, she just grieved for the love of her life that she forgot to bring-up the life of her own daughter. She worked tirelessly to provide food, education and shelter; but there is a great absence of deep love. Rarely did I see an encounter in the book in which Maureen tried to think of what would make her child really happy.
Was this because she was a young mother and not yet prepared for the challenges life threw at her or was this denial of responsibilities?
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