Multiple goats have their necks slit for a ritual. Discussion of the hunting strategies of butcher birds. The author describes an animal that had been killed by those methods.
One of the protagonists is socially coerced into appearing to forgive her mother for abuse, even though those are not the protagonist’s actual feelings
Not a toy, but this feels like it is in the same spirit. Daisy’s primary hobby is gardening. She has an expansive knowledge of how to care for plants, and gardening gives her emotional fulfillment. She walks into the green house to find her plants, many of which need specialized care, in pots filled with way too much water. There are some plants that get salvaged, but not all of them. Daisy’s internal monologue, says, “This is my thing!” In a way that makes it clear how deeply she’s been hurt by this sabotage