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I can’t say I can relate because I’ve been lucky with my folks. But I can say this is beautiful, really beautiful, because it is and makes me try to understand a place I haven’t been. Love it.
That hurt. This is why I chose not to ever have kids. It's too easy to damage kids. Especially if the damage is inherited.
Ouch. Sam deserves to know she’s loved …
Oh, she does. Her Da, Veronica, Faye&Bubs.....
Sam's "I know she really doesn't care" has got to be one of the saddest lines of dialog you've written. I've got two kids and if either of them had to speak that about me or their mom, we'd deserve jailing.
oh Sam. <3
Sam's mom sounds like my dad, even though he lived in the same town. It took me a long time to come to the same realization that Sam did. Sam's dad is pretty great and it's weird to be a bit jealous of a fictional teen.
What a somber yet mature perspective from Sam. I really felt that.
The way Inspector Gadget always managed to miss Dr. Claw.
Can’t have a continuing series if they catch the bad guy(s), unless each time they come up with a worse bad guy, which leads to its own problems….
Having been the"other parent" in a long distance relationship, and with their mom not helping the situation, making them think I didn't want to see them or help, I do have a different opinion. Unlike their mom, I tried a bit harder to make it more clear that I was there, if not physically, then emotionally. I am on the mentally and socially divergent spectrum so I also understand that sometimes, it is hard to really show your feelings, and at times I would just get overwhelmed with life and forget. Since my situation has changed and I moved back into the area, and back to a more consistent contact, I feel that any misunderstanding is gone. Just saying.
I don't think it's the case with Sam's mom, but that's a good point. It's usually possible to tell whether someone's genuinely making an effort to be there for you or not, but that effort can be much less visible when the person is neurodivergent. You can't change how your brain works simply by caring hard enough Like, the reason I can't remember when my only brother's birthday is isn't because he's not important to me, it's because I have ADHD and things that only happen once a year and aren't widely talked about are extremely difficult for me to memorize, much less suddenly think of when they're approaching Sounds like you're a much better parent than Sam's mom though
Sam is awesome and now her Dad has Veronica to help him tell Sam how awesome she is every day.
All the feels. I know that different people are different people, but it is personally difficult for me to conceptualize not making sure at every opportunity that Sam knows how awesome I think she is.
Oh god, this hit close to home.
Aw Sam sweetie💙
Sam Protection Squad, assemble!
Heavy
Not directly related to this episode... is the RSS feed broken? Haven't seen any updates via that in several days.
I've pretty much given up on it, especially as the strip there would be the one I saw yesterday here.
I would patreon to and/or kickstart a Teen Robot Mystery Squad comic. Just putting that out there.
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"Whoops! Did it just get too real in here? Let's watch more cartoons to drown out that voice!"
Oof, it sounds like things have really gone downhill with Sam and her mom. Back in the 1950s, I think she was still spending time at her mom's house semi-regularly.
Oh, you mean comic number 1950s. I had to check for a minute how long the comic had been running.
I’m thinking about severing my relationship with my dad this Father’s Day because they act like Sam’s mom and this helped me decide to do it.
mom hug coming your way
I identify w/ both of these wonderful small people. Emmett presumably having a sheltered rural life & being compassionate but still not wording things great when initially exposed to other personal situations, & Sam recognizing her scars & then being all, "Whatever, I'm getting cheese fries" about it. 😂💚
Jeez, Sam, you're gonna give Emmet (emotional) whiplash to go along with their hives.
Vengeance against lasers or with done with lasers?
yes.
Sam’s mom hangs out with Claire and Clinton’s dad. Also Corpse Witch.
(All three are on the board of that corporation that Roko publicly called out a few weeks back)
Big. Sigh.
I think Sam should go see a therapist (again) and also permit Veronica and Hannerlore to let them at Sam’s Mom. Now if you’ll excuse me, I have a twisted knife to remove.
Lady Vengeance went to medical school? I approve.
Yeah. Kids aren't stupid. Sam knows what's going on.
On another note: Sam shares the Augustus’ “screaming internally” face
I wish I could give Sam a hug. I totally understand. I lost my mother at 13. My father was barely in my life up to that point, and totally dipped the week my mother died. Being neglected by a parent is no fun, to put it in the mildest of terms
Condolences for you on your situation. That sounds rather harsh to suffer. I'm told It's easier if they were never there when you can remember. That way your actual memories are made up and usually bigger than life and or better. Silver lining I'm told.
That got dark 😳
Doctor Laser Vengeance is secretly Vesper Avenger
Ouch.
I don't want kids myself and plan to never have any but I still cannot imagine not wanting to spend time with Sam
Some people just suck, no matter how cool you are
Ooooof.... ::bear hugs Sam and Emmett::
Doctor Laser Vengeance's PhD is in modern literature.
Sam's a lot more resilient and self-possessed than I was at that age. Also refreshingly free of the child/adolescent belief that "If I were only better she would love me."
The therapy probably helped with that.
Sam, it sounds like your mom and my dad went to the same school of parenting. I'm so sorry.
Oof. :hugs: And yeah.
Awww, Sam... it seems like your dad is doing his best to fill the space. I hope you know it.
I feel what she had to say about her mom. That's the relationship I have with my dad.
Oh.... :hugs:
Team LASER EXPLOSION vibes
nice tako shirt
And I wouldn't want to think what Faye and Bubbles would have to say about this.
Bubbles wouldn't have the context. Faye understands trauma, but gets along well with her Mom.
Dood! I'm only on season 9 of TRMS! Way to ruin it >_>
You're fine. The Light Novels are still ongoing, so there's still another 3-4 seasons to go before the good stuff.
I'd like to think Sam can feel the collective hug coming from us readers right now.
So they are cats who always get diverted by the red bug?
Oh God. I'm just destroyed by this. OTOH, she has Veronica, who I'm sure realizes this and makes up for the neglect in spades. Plus, if it ever becomes an issue, Veronica could exact retribution in spades.
Veronica's literal job is sensitivity to people's emotional state, reading them without appearing to, and recognizing when to back off from embodied trauma
Interesting... I always had the impression that Emmett was shorter than Sam, but when Emmett isn't hunching, they're actually as tall or a tad taller...
Might just be longer in the torso
EMMETT HUG YOUR FRIEND
Do you want more hives? Because that's how you get more hives.
Eh, she's got plenty of surrogate mother figures now. Maybe of dubious quality in some cases, but quantity has a quality all its own?
Mostly awesome. Fun or engaged or both. Gold.
Aagh, my feels!
Garbage human for mom but gets to watch good TV? . o O (I dunno, doesn't seem like the best tradeoff. Having someone who's not a garbage human for a mom does not preclude the watching of good TV.)
Having grown up with an excellent mom, in a valley that precluded the watching of TV (good or bad), I'd say that the way I had it is definitely the right direction for the tradeoff.
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The happiest of us usually have a drak ichor we are hiding
That got real, REAL fast.
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love some childhood trauma
Oof
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