User blog comment:Kilmarnock228/Shin Mao and the sisters...not so bad?/@comment-3237781-20190713105410

A part of me had a feeling that Shin Mao intentionally neglected Mao Mao because he wanted his son to push himself as far as he could in his skills and abilities. The reason being is that if he was paying too much attention to him, Mao Mao might just end up thinking he has reached his peak, and would have no reason to grow as a better warrior and person. So the goal to impress his father is actually achieving a much better goal of truly being the greatest warrior possible.

Of course, I could also be jumping to conclusions.