whatamidoingeven: “The problem isn’t in the literal granting of the wish, it’s the fact that the wishers aren’t asking for what they really want. The repeated warnings against making selfless wishes are there because there is no such thing as a selfless wish. Each wish was made in the hope that it would result in something the magical girl would ultimately benefit from, but since that result isn’t what they asked for, that isn’t what they got…She wished for people to understand her father’s preaching…what Kyouko wanted was a better family life.”
