Talk:Azula/@comment-4637962-20111201024119/@comment-4522016-20111201162033

Parents favoring one child over another is quite common. Sometimes parents do it without even knowing it. In Azula's case, I truly think Ursa had more than enough love and affection for both of her children, it's just that Zuko was naturally more receptive than Azula - and Azula had been more influenced by her father - it happens.

That hallucination Azula had of her mother just prior to her coronation lets us know that Azula was well aware that her mother loved and cared for her just as much as she cared for Zuko. However, Azula fought those feelings for her mother probably because she had been absent all that time and Azula didn't want to appear weak. Lots of parallels to real life there:)