My read was that one might certainly just object to the thing on those grounds alone, but that the intensity of B’s objection was such that it seemed unlikely without some painful experience behind it. B also seemed to become especially agitated by some phrases (“it doesn’t matter”) in particular, in a way that looked to me like she was being reminded of some earlier experience where similar words had been used.
And then when I tried to explain things to A and suggested that there was about something like that going on, B confirmed this.
My read was that one might certainly just object to the thing on those grounds alone, but that the intensity of B’s objection was such that it seemed unlikely without some painful experience behind it. B also seemed to become especially agitated by some phrases (“it doesn’t matter”) in particular, in a way that looked to me like she was being reminded of some earlier experience where similar words had been used.
And then when I tried to explain things to A and suggested that there was about something like that going on, B confirmed this.