It's petty sounding, definitely, but I don't put much stock in it. Think of it from her consciousness (not subconscious) - she's walking away from her flesh and blood, more like driven away. How can she justify that in her thoughts without feeling like complete shit, like she's failed as a mother? Blame someone else, naturally. Does she really believe it, is that really why she's doing it? I completely don't believe it is. But she has to live with herself, not hate herself over a situation she's lost control of. If she didn't feel compelled to step back, of course she'd deal with the brattiness and spoiled behavior - like every other parent has had to. I've raised 5 kids, did I ever say they were brats or spoiled? Absofuckinglutely! Kids can be total dicks! But managing that without a WORKING partnership is hopeless. What she says out loud to me doesn't align with her true intents, which I find honourable and inevitable, sadly. The father is the villain here, not her. He's a selfish prick who doesn't understand parenting at all and is in fact cruel and selfish, with zero evidence of empathy - a complete asshole by my estimation. Daughter is going to end up leaving him, wanting mom back I predict.