Liesel is known to have complicated relationships with her foster parents. Liesel usually finds Hans, her foster father, to be quiet and uncomplicated. He enjoys reading with Liesel and will usually do simple activities with her that she finds fun. Rosa, on the other hand, is usually very aggressive. She would force Liesel to bathe and would scrub hard. Rosa is known to have a reputation for saying mean things about different people.
Hans does not want to hurt Liesel but Rosa will not hesitate to discipline her foster daughter when she thinks that Liesel is doing something that is not really appropriate for the situation. Even with these differences, both foster parents actually love Liesel very much.
The relationship between Hans and Liesel is good because he teachers her to read and write. The relationship between Rosa and Liesel is sometimes good because everytime she would say a bad word to her.