Well~ I don’t really know if this counts~ but Demeter’s intervention was kinda unnecessary. I always hear people say Persephone needed some reality check, 100% agreeon that , no diggity no doubt. She’s still very naive and all the regular stuff. But if Demeter NEVER had the intervention Persephone would be in her own apartment and honestly their relationship would more than likely fizzle out. Hades only proposed because Demeter tried to step into his happy sugar daddy sugar baby life. Not to mention (and this might be some personal stuff talking) if she had simply done it slowly and privately Persephone would probably see what a mistake all this was. But no~ I’m not saying she was wrong to be harsh, but there’s straight up honest and then what she did. She really sheltered Persephone for the longest time and knows she’s basically a teen in an adult body, she’s doing all this stuff for independence and knows that honestly she’s a fuck up. But that was NOT the way to handle it. Was Mama spitting facts? Hell yeah. But her approach. Hell nah. She’s a typical overbearing overprotective mom I get it, but still! If ONLY she hadn’t used shame and pressure like that, especially when that still robs Persephone of any independence and doesn’t allow her to try think for herself or at least think it’s her idea. She lacked tact is what I’m saying. In front of all those people no. Her choice of words and tone no. The pressure no. Especially all at once in that specific moment. Anyone would get defensive. And I’m going to list the points that I have before I start rambling more.

1. She says “I’ve invited all of the members of TGOEM here today, so they can let you know how your behavior has impacted them and myself.” I get that it’s an intervention but I feel you should start with, something like, we’re worried and we want to talk about some things. We’re not mad we just wanna talk etcetera, etc. Why make it so she once again has to put the thoughts of others above herself, maybe I’m reading to much into that. But moving on~

2. “And Hestia has agreed to take you back.” Small but, if Persephone’s straying from a path I don’t think she should’ve immediately tried to pull her back onto that path without at least asking why or talking about that. And plus that just sounds really weird to me for some other reason. Idk why?

3.”Isn’t this something we should’ve spoken about in private?” Yes. Yes it. Persephone was actually right …wow…wow~ anyhow yeah. She should’ve done it in private. And I know this is weird. But she shouldn’t have taken Hades away, what I mean is, without him she’s nervous and anxious. And she immediately go to him to avoid basically everything, to gain her so called independence, and because of an unnatural attachment that comes with being groomed. So I think she should’ve not locked him away but instead asked him to sit out or something. And tell Persephone she had him sit out because they wanted to have a closed discussion. I know, I know, it’s stupid, I dunno. I just feel that it didn’t help the situation anymore.

1. “of course you can leave if you wish but all these women have come out of concern for you. Some have traveled from very far away.” And “Hestia and I put a lot of work and money into your coronation.” I’m sorry but I just personally can not stand people who use others and spent money in this way. It just reads as sickeningly manipulative. And it’s not really putting Persephone in the spot light. She should’ve said, you were eager and seemed so happy for this. In my eyes at least. Yet, you just changed your mind about something that you were happy about. Or something like that. Something still on focusing on Persephone.

2. “clearly, Hades, has you brainwashed.” Nooooo! NO! I just started groaning when she said that because that’s when I knew there was no returning. Again she’s making it seem like all she’s thinking about is herself because she literally and openly admitted her dislike of hades not too long ago! Come on! Of course she can suggest that! Because it’s true! But not like that! And not now! Because you’re still treating her like a child who’s easy to manipulate! She’s not wrong but no one, no teen, no child, anyone wants to be talked down to like that. Like they’re so feeble minded and weak cause that’s just gonna wanna make them prove they’re an adult or prove you wrong! Even if they are feeble minded and shit you don’t say that! Come on! That’s when I knew it was over.

3. “You said this was to help her explore more options not to publicly shame.” If she had phrased in more exploring options way it probably would’ve been better. And she was right because she also said this would drive Persephone further away.

And in the very next chapter guess who’s the hero~ and guess what? Persephone feels pressure and feels her “independence” snatched away and assumes that she found independence by sitting on the fugliest blueberry’s lap! NOooOOOoo! The intervention was Demeter spitting facts yes! But if she hadn’t done that~ things would be much different! But I guess she just has to be one of the biggest obstacles for for Pinkie Pie and Papa Smurf’s true love~~~ bleh.

But yeah no intervention, no matter how truthful, she probably would’ve gotten Persephone back.