"It isn't." And it's definitely better that Akako hear it from someone with a bit of emotional distance from the events in question.
"I know Goro's father managed to be even more worthless than mine, since mine at least was married to my mother and claimed me." That hasn't stopped Haru from wondering, every now and then, if she and her mother would've been better off alone. "I know you did what you had to, to support yourself and your child, which mostly gave people another point to hold against both of you. I know that having no one in your corner took its toll."
And now the big one. "I know that most often, you were dead before Goro was ten. The method and whether he found you varies from one timeline to another, but generally speaking, if he has one parent in his life it's the worthless one, with neither of them discussing the elephant in the room. You can probably imagine how well that goes."
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"I know Goro's father managed to be even more worthless than mine, since mine at least was married to my mother and claimed me." That hasn't stopped Haru from wondering, every now and then, if she and her mother would've been better off alone. "I know you did what you had to, to support yourself and your child, which mostly gave people another point to hold against both of you. I know that having no one in your corner took its toll."
And now the big one. "I know that most often, you were dead before Goro was ten. The method and whether he found you varies from one timeline to another, but generally speaking, if he has one parent in his life it's the worthless one, with neither of them discussing the elephant in the room. You can probably imagine how well that goes."