Maleficent's POV

The brat's about one month old now and I think she should start to take care of herself. I mean, how embarrassing would it be to be a she month old and unable to look after herself.

I'm trying to convince Hades of this but he seems so hell-bent on coddling Mal and treating her like she's someone from the goody two shoes land of Auradon. Someone needs to teach this kid that she has to fight to survive and I think I have no choice but to do it myself since Hades is totally no help with this at all.

I try to get her to hold her own weight and she seems pretty good at it now, despite what Hades thinks. All she needs is a good push to set her off in the right track and before we now it, she'll be cursing entire kingdoms just like her mama.

I can't wait for her to grow out of this needy phase of her life. Honestly if we had magic inside the barrier, I would have spelled her to at least 6 years old, where she would be able to actually do as told. Hades however appears to enjoy this baby, coddling and showering her with attention every chance he gets. I keep trying to tell him this will only make her softer when she grows up but he never listens. I've tried doing it with her myself just to see what's so good about it, only for her to spit up all over me. That was the last time I ever try to do something remotely Auradonian.

I set her on the table and try to get her to walk since it's an essential part of life and Hades won't let her near any of my spell books or old potions despite it not being able to work anyway. He isn't exactly on the same page as me when it comes to how we should raise Mal but at least he is a good and (used to be) powerful henchman.

With our connection, I try to make Mal walk and it seems like it almost works before the weak limbs of infancy takes over and she tumbles to the floor. In my opinion, Hades should have just let her fall so she'll know how to protect herself next time, but of course he has to be the super daddy and make sure not even a single hair on her currently almost bald head is harmed.

I contemplate trying again but decide my attempts would be futile and it would be a better use of my teacher to prep things for Mal when she gets older and I can start properly training her to be the ruler of the whole world, and not just the underworld like her father.

I keep trying to train her, even with the simplest tasks of walking and speaking, just a simple "Die you minions!" would suffice, but unfortunately Hades is being stubborn by telling Mal to go at her own pace. He had absolutely no sense of urgency at all as the longer we villains are here on the isle, the older we become and we won't be able to take revenge. All we will have to rely on is this current generation of babies, which much like Mal are hopeless at anything and everything.

Somehow though, I do question Hades about what he means by taking things at her own place when at 4 months old, Mal starts saying "Dada" because it's obvious she wouldn't say it without him making her say it, so I wonder if his pampering techniques actually work better than old villain traditions.

Now, she is 7 months old, almost able to walk, and I'm trying to get her to read the spell book while waving a stick as a practice for the future when she gains possession of Fairy Godmother's magic wand. Dear Hades thinks I'm being to rushed and harsh with Mal but how can I not be when instead of reading, she mumbles out garbage that doesn't even pass as the simplest of spells and she doesn't try wave the wand around, choosing instead to put it in her mouth, which promptly makes Hades take it away every hour of the day.

I seriously don't know how to train Mal if her bumbling idiot of a father is around her and spoiling her 24/7.

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