297 – Lifestyle
And now you finally get to see why Marie was so hesitant to visit her mom.
Not everyone can be nice in the Frivolesque world…
I’m lucky, I probably grew up in the perfect family unit. (as far as I’m concerned)
So I want to make a shoutout to all the kids who grew up in less ideal environments. You guys are strong, I admire you.
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Esther probably won’t win Mom of the Year from the Frivolesque fandom.
She’s going to be a good contender to the title of Villain of the Year, though.
Weeeeell, Villain of the Year is difficult to acquire with competition like that one:
http://frivolesque.com/archives/comic/277-reveal
But that was last year…
Not calling for Marie’s birthday was last year, too. ;-)
Also our Marie-Lunatic is most likely going to do evil things this year as well. Looking at the current development it seems like the girls are getting out of the way of what Gaia and Saki are going to have to deal with soon. Should I be worried about Flore and Laurence? Eh, they’ll probably escape through the 4th wall if they have to, and visit the animals on the other side.
Mom of the year is Chloe, right :P
Yikes.
Mm, yeah, toxic much, Esther?
Ah, so he “plows” her “driveway” every winter. No wonder she forgot Marie’s birthday.
I wonder what Marie-Lune’s parents are like.
I thought M-L “parents” are lab researchers, that’s why she has unnatural eyes
So who “cleans” her “pool” during the summer then?
I have come to clean the pool…
“But we don’t have a pool-”
Ah ah ah! I have come..to clean…the pool…..
Saw that on a TV ad once. Apparently when *I* say that, Humans just laugh at me and say I sound like a “cheesy 70s pornstar”, whatever that means…
Sometimes, you’re better off not knowing.
Ah yes, the “gay is just a phase” line, I’m seeing why she’s not eager to talk with her mom.
Well, the old “get a haircut and get a real job” mixed with some “stop being gay…just be normal dammit!” said with all the warmth that one would expect from your average serial killer. Some people just shouldn’t be parents.
Yeah, it’s so sad to watch. Why would any mother treat her children this way? Did her husband leave her or something?
It’s because they have a narrow view on how life should be lived, and want their children to live that narrow life.
I think one very important thing to notice is that she at least cares. She may be wrong about what’s right for her daughter, but she clearly wants what she thinks is right for her daughter. Marie-Neige could do a lot worse. (At least as far as I can tell based on this small exchange.)
Daniel here. Gotta ask, DOES Mother “Dearest” pay for the appartment? Cause if not, she has a rather good reason to just cut Mrs. ToxicMum out of her life. And if the Old Bag IS paying for it, maybe find some stable financial solutions, THEN cut her off…
So … “find some stable financial solutions” … isn’t that “get a real job” in other words?
:-P
It was mentioned by Delphine once… no wait, it was the other way around. M-N said Delphine’s parents are paying for her apartment.
But it is stated in this page’s the hidden text. “I keep paying for your apartment, so you better listen to what I say.” So I guess the answer is “yes”.
Financial independence is cool though, however you put it.
I, too, was lucky in the parents department. I didn’t leave home until I was 24 because there was a nearby community college and I happen to really enjoy being with my parents. I didn’t realize how rare that was until I went to university and found so many people who said that they love their parents, but couldn’t wait to get out of the house. They can only take their ‘rents in small doses.
Sadly, my wife’s childhood was a bit more….toxic. :-(
When my pals talk about their terrible childhoods, I feel so left out…
Honestly, I was fearing much worse.
I mean, sure, she’s not the nicest, warmest mom. But some of those question you could easily work around without getting into a fight.
“Have you found a job yet?” – “No, I’ve been looking, but it’s hard to find something. Do you have any tips?”
“You never call” – “Sorry, I’ve just been so busy looking for a job and working on my education, I’ll try harder to remember.”
“You might get married to some guy without letting me know” – “Oh mom, I’d never do that.”
I suppose there’s something to be said for being honest with yourself, but on the other hand pointless fights are so pointless.
It’s just that her mom ways questioned her life choices in a rather harsh way. She’s probably asking the same damn questions everytime they see each other.
Marie went along because she kinda hoped it might not be that bad this time around.
Yeah, I get that.
But what I don’t really get is how other commenters make her out as the worst mom ever. I mean, “contender [for] Villain of the Year”, “all the warmth [of a] serial killer”. That seems rather unfair to me. She could easily be a much worse mom if she had just kicked Marie out and cut her off financially the moment she turned 18. And that is by no means the worst my imagination has come up with.
What all the nagging tells me, and also the financial support, is that she at least cares. Even if she doesn’t show it in the most constructive way, and even if she’s misguided in (at least some) her opinions. So I think there’s salvageable relationship there if they could just sit down and talk about it like adults instead of falling into their bickering mother-daughter habit.
Not the best mom, but fairly normal, I’d say.