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WCDT strips 4286-4290 (15th to 19th June 2020)
BenRG:
Okay, snap poll created when I realised that no-one had set up a WCDT for this week: Who is the best parent character? 'Best' doesn't mean 'nicest', it means 'best written'.
In an odd coincidence, Mrs Whittaker is high on my list. I think that Jeph has always done a good job in showing her feelings about everything that has happened to her over the years and she's always been shown having an honest reaction to her daughters' lives. However, I think I like Jim a bit more. He is shown as genuinely struggling with Sam but, despite this, he genuinely loves her and is trying to make the right decisions for her. I think that he's an entirely praiseworthy character in that area
Now onto today's strip: "All I want is for my girls to be safe and happy" is the quote for the day and I do think it says a lot of good things about what is in her heart.
Meanwhile... Is is traditional for southern women to frankly discuss things like that? Or is Mrs A merely exercising her motherly privilege of embarrassing her daughter. What next? emailing Bubbles scans of Faye's baby pictures? Or telling her a story about that time 6-year-old Faye decided to 'make art' out of the contents of the kitchen?
Gyrre:
The first panel can be summed up as 'all things within reason', a fairly good motto to live by.
snubnose:
Hrr, hrr.
I have a very hard time to believe theres many parents like Fayes mom.
So you got two daughters and the first one turns out to be homosexual, okay.
And then the second daughter turns out to be bisexual and enters a stable longterm lesbian relationship.
Thats when you know you wont get grandchildren, ever. Right ?
somnolesence:
We're getting all of about 30 seconds to a few minutes of conversation in a strip. I'm sure the topic will come up at some point. But even then she may have already had conversations with Faye and or her sister about kids before and come to the understanding they aren't something either sister is interested in having, at least for now depending on their feelings. Not every relationship has to end up with kids after all.
Tova:
In case you've forgotten about how Mrs Whitaker felt about Faye having grandkids... remember the "crazier than a mule on a Ferris Wheel" quote?
Faye: No offense, Mom, but I don't see Amanda with kids no matter WHICH team she bats for.
Mrs Whitaker: I know, but look at the alternative. I love you, sweetie, but you're crazier than a mule on a Ferris wheel.
This event isn't changing how she feels about future grandchildren. There's no reason for her to be mad about this.
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