Why do you think mother's reaction was like that?

Question

in a tv show russian it showed father and his wife and 6 yr old daughter were telling funny stories. then suddenly his ex wife appears in the room demanding to know why is he here and not at her home, she kept staring angrily at wife and daughter. then wife hugged her daughter more tightly. why do you think she reacted like that? so that the ex wife might not harm the daughter?

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Answer 1

Parents react against treats to their children-real or imagined, by trying to protect them-perhaps, the woman held her child close to protect her from the angry woman.

Answer 2

She is jealous that he is still in love with the wife and not in love with her. I think the wife hugged her daughter because she feels sorry that she had to experience what her father's real life is like. I wouldn't think it was to protect.