Well to be honest people kinda suck and there's not always a good answer. I mean its usually a bunch of petty stuff and jealousy and you don't get a good explanation because its a hundred tiny stuff that leads up to it. Usually its selfishness that leads to bad parenting like that.
I know what you mean...I guess it just felt weird for a mangaka to bring the character back up again and, instead of showing a genuine reason for her actions or some kind of resolution, just told us "she wanted to be an idol's mom" and a few tears. It seemed extremely rushed and like a cop out considering the MC's main motivation was to be a daughter worth loving. I just felt like it could have been handled better (or not at all) tbh. But I'm probably just being nitpicky
lol yeah no it does feel weird. Most mangas would have wrapped that up...
Maybe there were circumstances in the past (probably about her unknown father) but yeah you are right, but i will forgive the mangka if i were you, cause i was very touched with producer yamada's relationship with Hime and Shiro. It felt like he was a parent figure to her. If we're talking about parents here then we should just accept Yamada-san as her father figure and someone who cares for her. And we know nothing I've said made any close relation to what you guys have said, but i really just wanted to say it.
I love Yamada-san!!
First, I really enjoyed the story- it was touching, humorous, and left me eager for more. I was, however, a little disappointed with the entirety of the Hime's mother's character (though Kudo's mom was a close 2nd in horribleness). Now we knew from the start that Hime's mom was a bitch but, even at the end, when the author could have come up with a somewhat plausible excuse for her acting like that, all we got was a crappy "she wanted to be an idol's mom". The only thing worse than a parent who treats one child like crap and the other well, is a parent who pushes his or her dream unto the child. Miraculously, Hime's mom is a lot of both.
Great story, mostly likeable characters, and an all around enjoyable shoujo but the mother really left a bad taste in my mouth. Really wished there had been some final confrontation scene or something...