Not a monster //mother

After Harry's death and from that point on, until the very end of the game, Cheryl develops a certain disregard towards her mother. Their relationship isn't the same it was when she was the cute seven-year-old. One could say that the roles were inverted in this case: while Harry received the blessing of anisty, having been forgiven for his uncountable flaws, all of Dahlia's flaws before and after Harry's death became more pronounced to Cheryl. While her father had been raised to the level of a hero, Dahlia was seen as a monster of unthinkable cruelty. Of course, it wasn't always like this. Relationships have their ups and downs, and it's clear that Dahlia and Cheryl had their ups too. Dahlia loved Cheryl and wanted the best to her.

And clearly, Dahlia couldn't understand the situation Cheryl had been living in. I believe she thought that boundless and irresponsible behavior she had been watching in Cheryl was the same thing she had once experienced in her teenage years -- parties, drinking and dating, the summary of Dahlia and Harry's teenage life. She probably believed that, the same way that happened to herself, Cheryl would get some sense knocked on herself as she grew up. It was just a phase.