Merder's been a bit spineless with the Ps, that's for sure. So I'm hearing you when you all say "step up to bat."
To that end, Merder's had some long talks with the Ps, not all of which were all that pleasant. Thing is, they think that they've been treating the W right all this time. (Talking about more than a decade, most of which the W couldn't take them.)
See, it's the little stuff they do - not being all that warm, offering their unsolicited opinions about "burying the hatchet" with the W's Ps, not recognizing the long-term effects of child abuse with a sort of "put it behind you" attitude, etc, etc.
Not evil-evil, but not as empathetic as could be imagined.
Now Merder didn't really understand how much it hurt his W. He thought she would brush it off or whatever. He's used to the way they are and takes it in stride.
In short, Merder was too dumb to realize things from HER perspective. Which made him look like butt-hole numero uno.
When W walks out the door, Merder miraculously awakens, at least in part. But man! How much does it take to remove the scales from the eyes?
