Patti

Do you know someone who uses helpful criticism as a form of insult and keeps others away? I based this character on the people I know who do, and then gave her a motivation that I felt was understandable. If her husband had cheated on her with a friend that would cause a certain distance between her and other women. Worse if he forgot about protecting himself and his little cheater friend from pregnancy and the whole world found out, that would make the humiliation worse. Then if he were to bring that baby home and ask to include her in the family… that would complete the damage. Now, I would respond very differently to that situation, but I can understand her isolation and bitterness. Can you?