Jun-20-2015, 08:15 PM (UTC)
Bear in mind that Fitz's experience of parenting is strictly limited.
1. His mother abandons him at 6 and he has extraordinarily limited memories of her. The lack of memory is extremely unusual at that age, so much so that the only persuasive explanations would be magic or some kind of trauma.
2. The next woman to take an interest is Patience and it is far too late for her to be a formative influence in his life.
3. Burrich tries but his obsession with the Wit takes him dangerously close to abuse. The conversation in Fool's Fate where Burrich finally admits to having a Wit partner and using the Wit but trying to stop Fitz using the Wit recalls the kind of explanations that abusive parents offer to courts every day.
4. Chade and Shrewd are also presented as adoptive parents but subject Fitz to constant and extreme emotional manipulation.
5. Fitz cannot have a relationship with Nettle until the events of Tawny Man and his relationship with Dutiful is complicated by the circumstances of Dutiful's conception.
The wonder is not that Fitz is somewhat distant with children but that he does not run screaming down the road when they approach.
1. His mother abandons him at 6 and he has extraordinarily limited memories of her. The lack of memory is extremely unusual at that age, so much so that the only persuasive explanations would be magic or some kind of trauma.
2. The next woman to take an interest is Patience and it is far too late for her to be a formative influence in his life.
3. Burrich tries but his obsession with the Wit takes him dangerously close to abuse. The conversation in Fool's Fate where Burrich finally admits to having a Wit partner and using the Wit but trying to stop Fitz using the Wit recalls the kind of explanations that abusive parents offer to courts every day.
4. Chade and Shrewd are also presented as adoptive parents but subject Fitz to constant and extreme emotional manipulation.
5. Fitz cannot have a relationship with Nettle until the events of Tawny Man and his relationship with Dutiful is complicated by the circumstances of Dutiful's conception.
The wonder is not that Fitz is somewhat distant with children but that he does not run screaming down the road when they approach.
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