Discipline
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And that is how the CubeTown problem was resolved. Marten can't go because he is grounded and Claire won't leave without him.
Same has been happening for me
Does anyone know why the comics suddenly became blurry on the app? Doesn’t happen with my other subscription.
I think the correct way to ask for leniency in this case is to immediately point out the reason for leniency in question form, rather than saying "but mom" or "c'mon, cut her some slack" first. "Does Sam know how to distinguish between carry-on luggage and non-carry-on luggage?" Of course, that's probably not the best question to ask, but communication's never really been my best skill.
I suspect the answer to that question might be "it doesn't matter - I told her I'd get it myself, -and- not to open it."
Last panel: Is Marten out of practice with the pleading eyes? Sam's look much more on the mark.
She can be my Mommy anytime.
I'm not sure being grounded is a good thing when you're getting zapped that hard...
"Disciplining children is too much like work. No screens for either of you for a week."
This is exactly the kind of interactions between Martin's new family that I hoped Jeph would have time to show. I'm still looking forward to Veronica meeting Aurelia though.
Well, if Aurelia can just slip into her online persona, she shouldn't have any problem at all with Veronica.
That's all on you, Veronica - if you only put a M*sterLock-grade proxy for a lock on your luggage it's no wonder a teen can open it simply by sneezing at it...
If you lock your luggage the TSA will cut it off, which probably leads to progressively cheaper locks over time.
Bahahaha Marten and Sam in that last panel.
grounding Sam seems slightly harsh imo... though i guess the first panel suggests that the whole "not listening" thing has happened more than once.... Sam IS a little bit impulsive xD so maybe this is a pattern that Veronica is trying to get Sam out of (not listening / not respecting boundaries/privacy)
Sam is WAY impulsive. (Cf. her around powered machinery.) But so are most kids and teens.
Keep it up Martin, and she'll get out the paddle.
No. She only uses that for the naughty ones.
Those eyes in the last frame!
The worst part of being grounded by Veronica is not getting your spanking.
Puppy eyes: NOT super effective.
take one for the team, marten
How do you discipline AI kids? Grounding them would mess up their electronics.
Threaten them with Clinton.
step parenting is hard. but if youre going to live together the kid does have to follow the rules of the adults living in the house. especially in regard to their own belongings.
Can confirm step parenting is hard. Especially once pre-teens and early teens start pushing boundaries of step parents. I often felt powerless to punish my stepsons even when it was clearly needed and my wife would make excuses constantly for their behavior. (Complicated reasons for that) We are thankfully now past it and my stepsons are out of the house! Whew.
Guess the trip to cubetown is nixed. Weird way to end this story arc, but I'm kinda ok with it.
Veronica is totally gonna unground Sam probably not long after Marten has left.
Marten can't leave. He's grounded.
Next level momming.
Yall really thought she was gonna be soft on discipline? Her??
They're both obviously well-grounded. Like my coffee beans.
And in Sam's case, likely contains spiders.
Oh no. Double in trouble!
At least they weren't on double secret probation.
oooh someone is going to have to explain why Marten can't go to Cubetown lol
The AIs won't understand the explanation. "It's always a good thing to be grounded, but what does that have to do with travel?"
Now I'm wondering the difference between a step mom and a mother in law. 🤔
A stepmom is your dad's wife after they re-marry. A mother-in-law is the mother of your spouse.
Hahahahaah- you know better Marten!!
"Butt mom? Did just call me butt mom?"
Butts disease symptom. You get used to it.
Also I have decided on a fan-fiction that Sam doesn’t have a middle name because it was originally going to be her birth mom’s name and Jim was so traumatized by her that he refused to put down a middle name for Samantha.
I think the proper term for that would be headcanon. A fanfiction is a written story.
I'm sure Marten did a few things like this when he was Sam's age. The purple dildo picture was taken he was much, much younger. And arguably Sam is a bit young to be exposed to that sort of stuff. Although when she first met Sam she told her that she spanked people .
Did they not get married? Are they just living together?
I don't know if they're married, but that doesn't in itself mean she's Sam's mom. Whether you count a woman as your mom or not isn't necessarily dependent on if she's married to your dad.
The "I'm not your mother" thing reminds me of when my mom remarried after finding a new man. I remember yelling "You're not my dad, so I don't need to do what you say!" Mom would reply "Uh, it's true that I'm not your dad, but you do in fact need to do as I say."
I recall a classmate whose parents had divorced and remarried being told, "I may not be your father, but your mother delegated authority to me, so you still have to listen to me." Later that day, their mother affirmed that assertion.
Sam and authority? Never
Privacy is important. As is listening to duly appointed authority figures telling you not to do something.
Veronica ties things tight - she doesn't do slack.
(Step)parents just don’t understand
Yes, some of us who've helped temporarily actually do. 😊
the puppy eyes!!!!
A moment later, she calls Marten by his full name and even that scares Sam.
Do we know Marten’s middle name? 🤔
She’ll get Marten on the do not fly list.
she has many years of practice, far beyond martens age
She's a professional, she is immune to begging and pleading.
As someone who relates to her character for.... Reasons... This is verifiably true.
Fair.