Madness string 82982

Random mermaid
They are rage, brutal, without mercy. But you. You will be worse. Rip and tear, until it is done.

Doing something because it's how it's always been done is a terrible reason to keep doing something. Humans evolve, learn, grow. Traditions can be fine, as long as they don't hurt people. And it sounds like Charlotte is being hurt, and your wife's insistence is hurting her relationship with her daughter. In her attempt to show a united front, she is dividing her own family.