“Well, that was supposed to be a joke,” Midge says quietly. “No grown woman wants her parents around all the time. It does get a little annoying when Mama asks when I’m getting married again or when Papa lectures me about something, but they’re not malicious, Jaskier.”
"I never called them malicious," he quickly points out. "This is what I just explained to you! Just because someone doesn't mean it, it doesn't mean it doesn't hurt! Have you not noticed all the inner shame you daily struggle with? You can't seriously tell me their comments don't affect you! And you've told me how tired you are of having to explain yourself to them!"
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