Yeah, Colette's way of raising kids reminds me a bit of the Tiger Moms, in a sense. They want the best for their kids, and they get the results (successful, diligent children) but it's a really steep price to pay. (I've known people raised like this, and I was kind of raised like this, so that's probably why my reaction is particularly strong to this piece.)

Like, I can understand that maybe she doesn't mean to treat Fara that way, but yeah, I still see this coming to bite Colette in the butt if she's not careful. If that happens, because I haven't read the rest of the story yet! :)