This is a valid point. I guess I'm also trying to understand the motivations behind these behaviors.
Bianca tends to favor optimistic content on social media, from what I/we have witnessed, and she has done this consistently, from what I/we have witnessed. The liking of these posts could very well be an indication of her commitment to sustaining patience and positivity, and regardless of anyone's opinions towards this type of joy-centered outlook on life, it's what she does, and we aren't really entitled to prod her for that.
I'm trying to dissect this idea of "poking the bear" (PS, I have never heard that phrase before and I love it, lol). This phrase sounds like foolishly, intentionally agitating a situation, but I'd like to question if that's really an applicable conclusion to draw here.
Ioan has spent 20 long years gasping for air under Alice's fist. He's very clearly emerging from that abuse in a way that suggests he is taking control of his life and living it without concern for Alice's distress or disapproval. And it seems that Bianca is following his lead. I'm thinking a lot about agency right now. Is it really "poking the bear," a deliberate act of instigation? Or is it acquiring agency and exercising it sans consideration for the opinions and backlash of a narcissist?
I'm not disagreeing, I'd just like to afford them space for that possibility.
And, before anyone comes for my throat: I know, I know, "think of the children." I'm not praising this potentially selfish tactic of living your life without care for how those around you feel. I understand that this behavior can be harmful to the children. I'm just offering another perspective, tryna look at this through the prism of reclamation of human agency.
GOD, I have been making long-ass posts today, I'm sorry. It's the gabapentin, I swear.