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Originally Posted by Jenesay

What a pleasant surprise! I really liked the art and the setting was great.

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What I dont understand however is, what kind of mother sends her only child off to work for her own unpleasant mother, whom she had clearly broken with? Seems kinds weird to me.

And secondly, I can understand if the grandmother is supposed to be some sort of haughty old matron and all that, but are you really allowed to strike people like that in Japan without any repercussions?

In Asian culture, generally yes. Although it may be prohibited by law in a lot of countries, culturally and realistically grandparents and parents are allowed to discipline their children/relatives. I've been subject to it myself, though in the grandmother's case, it is for an ulterior purpose. Usually when children are disciplined it is for a reason and generally for the good development of them.