Ah, I understand what you meant. I stumbled across this passage and thought “why would he explicitly mention that?” and I think I agree it sounds a bit like self-enrightening. I wonder if he used the words out of embitterment because he was unhappy with his daughter’s choice and wanted to “add one on top” or if, his daughter excluded, he would have used the same words and thoughts in a different, neutral context.
Ah, I understand what you meant. I stumbled across this passage and thought “why would he explicitly mention that?” and I think I agree it sounds a bit like self-enrightening. I wonder if he used the words out of embitterment because he was unhappy with his daughter’s choice and wanted to “add one on top” or if, his daughter excluded, he would have used the same words and thoughts in a different, neutral context.