Jared’s mom again hints at the fact that she views Jared’s kindness and care for others as a weakness, because others will take advantage of him. This is why she uses violence to toughen him up—but as the hunting trip illustrated, Jared dislikes violent and would rather be able to trust the adults in his life. Additionally, Jared’s mom’s deflection from their family history hints at the fact that she’s hiding the full extent of their family’s involvement with tricksters like Wee’git.