Talk:Jacques Schnee/@comment-24098614-20180928091325/@comment-4010415-20180929030107

Honestly, it is my belief that one big reason Weiss said that Jacques' anger made her childhood difficult is that he was scary when his anger peaked, even if he didn't actually hit any of his children.

I've pointed out before that Jacques breaks something during his second argument with Ironwood in Volume 4. We hear glass breaking, followed by Ironwood telling Jacques to control himself, which implies that Jacques broke the glass out of anger.

For a child, and even a teenager, it is already scary enough as it is for a parent to yell at them. It only gets scarier when that parent starts hitting things, slamming things down, throwing things, etc. If this becomes a common enough occurrence, it can have lasting effects on the child's psyche, hence Weiss flinching whenever someone raises their voice in anger, even if it's not directed at her. Her subconscious connects angry yelling with Jacques hitting or throwing things and the stress of being in a situation where he's pissed off.