#the 'stoick couldve protected her!! she shouldve stayed and been a mother' take is so fuckign stupid

[saturnniidae]

Thinking about a post I saw a while ago about how if Valka stayed, her presence would've likely made things worse with Hiccup initially wanting to live up to Stoick and wanting to kill dragons, believing it to be a fix all for his problems, and having a mother, (who was likely very unpopular for her views) being openly against that would've made him dig his heals in more, and as someone who loves Valka as a character, they are absolutely right.

He'd likely see it as her not wanting him to be successful, at an extreme, wanting to drag him down with her.

I feel like in this conversation we need to take into account the fact that Valka was probably not treated well for her opinions and actions, her being Stoick's wife would not fix that. He could protect her from being exiled, but not poor treatment from the villagers for being 'crazy', not from whispers behind his back.

Actually 'staying and being Hiccup's mother' would again, make it worse for all of them. From her end, they'd blame Hiccup's weak constitution, him being born prematurely, on her as well as his odd (autistic) behavior and way of doing things on her.

Things like: 'Of course he's weird! You've seen his mother right? He won't ever be one of us. He'll end up mad, just like her.'

It'd cause strain between Stoick and Valka, Hiccup and Valka, and they'd all be miserable.

Valka leaving while not great, was likely the better outcome.