Tittle.
Sasuke being an absentee Father & Husband isn't a reflection of Sakura but one of Sasuke himself.
Sakura has been there as a Mother for Sarada and has been depicted to understand Sarada's emotions and her connection to or lack there of to Sasuke her Father, I would even go as far to say that Sakura has displayed the qualities of a wonderful Mother contrary to what many people on the base immaturely believe. Two things:
Sakura obviously accepted the challenge of single motherhood.
I'm sure Sakura didn’t ask to be a single parent; and she would be justified to feel betrayed by Sasuke (which she obviously doesn't). We should all agree that Sakura shouldn't stay in the hurt and wallow in self pity when she has a child she's responsible for, that would do a greater disservice to Sarada.
Sakura isn't playing the blame game.
Instead of Sakura blaming Sasuke directly or projecting him as a low-down no good father (which would undermine the family framework & Sasuke as a father entirely should he come back around), Sakura replied to her daughters plea for an explanation to Sasukes absence as husband & father selflessly and focused on how it made Sarada feel. Sakura then introduced a coping mechanism which “targeted" Sasukes absence, not Sasuke himself. Or in other words Sakura is allowing Sarada the opptunity to form a opinion about her father without her influence whether it be good or bad.
I say that Sakura's character has been given a lot of growth morally and there shouldn't be a any objections to her growing beyond the Sasuke One Track Mind-frame.
Later edit: My view of the picture situation.
Sakura going to the length of covering up Karins place next to Sasuke with her own picture = Sakura trying to give her family (Sarada) a sense of identity.
That is especially valuable for single-parent families, where children may feel confused about their identity. That one picture gives Sarada a image of her father next to her mother which did give Sarada the necessary evidence to conclude that her mother and father were together.
Sasuke being an absentee Father & Husband isn't a reflection of Sakura but one of Sasuke himself.
Sakura has been there as a Mother for Sarada and has been depicted to understand Sarada's emotions and her connection to or lack there of to Sasuke her Father, I would even go as far to say that Sakura has displayed the qualities of a wonderful Mother contrary to what many people on the base immaturely believe. Two things:
Sakura obviously accepted the challenge of single motherhood.
I'm sure Sakura didn’t ask to be a single parent; and she would be justified to feel betrayed by Sasuke (which she obviously doesn't). We should all agree that Sakura shouldn't stay in the hurt and wallow in self pity when she has a child she's responsible for, that would do a greater disservice to Sarada.
Sakura isn't playing the blame game.
Instead of Sakura blaming Sasuke directly or projecting him as a low-down no good father (which would undermine the family framework & Sasuke as a father entirely should he come back around), Sakura replied to her daughters plea for an explanation to Sasukes absence as husband & father selflessly and focused on how it made Sarada feel. Sakura then introduced a coping mechanism which “targeted" Sasukes absence, not Sasuke himself. Or in other words Sakura is allowing Sarada the opptunity to form a opinion about her father without her influence whether it be good or bad.
I say that Sakura's character has been given a lot of growth morally and there shouldn't be a any objections to her growing beyond the Sasuke One Track Mind-frame.
Later edit: My view of the picture situation.
Sakura going to the length of covering up Karins place next to Sasuke with her own picture = Sakura trying to give her family (Sarada) a sense of identity.
That is especially valuable for single-parent families, where children may feel confused about their identity. That one picture gives Sarada a image of her father next to her mother which did give Sarada the necessary evidence to conclude that her mother and father were together.
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