If Adele had angrily slapped the phone out of Kim's hand and it broke, my sympathies would be more with the LW, though I'd still say Adele shouldn't have done that and they should pay to replace the phone. Throwing a rock, even if it was more a large pebble, is a level beyond that.
And the only part of "Adele didn't know that Kim was 15" that makes any sense to me is if LW were implying that Adele would have controlled her anger more if she'd known Kim was a thoughtless kid rather than an adult who should know better. Which, again, would get more of my sympathy if Adele's reaction had been less extreme.
If I were LW, I would be taking a look at my history with Adele and asking some hard questions about whether this really was a one-off (which it may well be!) or whether Adele has a history of lashing out -- especially if I were planning to have kids with her eventually.
(But also, if I were Kim's parent, I would be saying to Kim, "You did an asshole thing. Your cousin said 'don't tease Adele about her notorious relative', and you still did. Yes, Adele was totally wrong to throw a rock at you. You did not deserve to be assaulted. But you absolutely instigated this.")
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And the only part of "Adele didn't know that Kim was 15" that makes any sense to me is if LW were implying that Adele would have controlled her anger more if she'd known Kim was a thoughtless kid rather than an adult who should know better. Which, again, would get more of my sympathy if Adele's reaction had been less extreme.
If I were LW, I would be taking a look at my history with Adele and asking some hard questions about whether this really was a one-off (which it may well be!) or whether Adele has a history of lashing out -- especially if I were planning to have kids with her eventually.
(But also, if I were Kim's parent, I would be saying to Kim, "You did an asshole thing. Your cousin said 'don't tease Adele about her notorious relative', and you still did. Yes, Adele was totally wrong to throw a rock at you. You did not deserve to be assaulted. But you absolutely instigated this.")