Board Thread:Arrow discussions/@comment-9346948-20160331010340/@comment-28101700-20160331221624

I don't know of all the things that Oliver did, Choosing that one to punish him. I don't know; I am a mom, and can't say I wouldn't do the same thing.

In reality, the whole situation was, somewhat plausible. When he made that promise, it was made it was pretty obvious that it was going to be one of the issues in season 4. However, in all of season 3, Oliver was doing TERRIBLE stuff, and she was still super love sick. She reacted in a way that one could see the outcome there. His arrangements with Williams mom at that point also seemed reasonable because of how Felicity acted the entire time he was missing. She wanted to make a decision together about something he had microscopic control over in the first place? I can't imagine having to keep that secret, but I would be more afraid of losing my kid by not respecting her wishes. When eventually, he would brought her into the fold. As a mom, the Step-whoever doesn't get to make the life changing choices for another person's child. Felicity wouldn't have much of a say in what happens with his kid if they had a heart to heart about it. But I'm confident he would have told her after. That's just not how it works when you are in that kind of situation with children. I mean who did she think she was dating? Er Marrying?

If I were in his shoes seriously, I wouldn't have faith in anyone because they all die or something awful. Outside of team Arrow and his sister, who technically did die once already, Oliver has no chance of finding happiness it seems. Unless...