Talk:Secrets and Pies/@comment-26423071-20170519110651/@comment-27578467-20170605053011

I would bet every last one of my toes the writers and producers did not intend for such a dramatic and sinister background to be associated with their characters. Their personality traits aren't bizarrely out of the ordinary, really at all... I can recognize every one of them in people I know in real life who I know for a fact did not have an abusive childhood, including myself. I actually thought Limestone's aggressive nature was well done; my understanding of the lifestyle reflected in the Pie family's circumstances is that the eldest sibling will naturally take a leadership position in the family, and will thus assert authority over the other siblings. Considering also that wellbeing of the family depends on maintaining the regularity and consistency of all agricultural operations, a level of severity and sobriety are expected in the ones making the decisions. My source on this is having lived around the Amish of western Pennsylvania for most of my life, and having extended family that run a farm.

One of the reason Maude is my favorite secondary character is because I feel I'm like her in real life in many ways, very taciturn in most situations that don't require specific interactions. I'm also the youngest sibling in my family and can account for Marble's shy nature. And I didn't have an abusive childhood. People are just different, and there's no real way to tell exactly why.