Dana is really growing into more and more of an unpleasant character. Whether Dana likes or dislikes her mother…. all the “shaming” and negativity she is spewing at Marci and Joe is unpleasant, unwarranted, and speaks volumes about Dana’s character.
I would tend to bet that whatever it is that she so intimately dislikes about her mother…. that Dana is very likely showing the same sort of response herself…. perhaps in a slightly different way (like how she is treating Marci and Joe).
Marcy should just tell Dana about her mother’s condition. It is not her place to tell her she MUST return to Philly. A lot of these characters have boundary issues. Dana is an adult, she can do what she wants with the information.
I did not go visit my abusive, neglectful mother in the last year of her life. I don’t regret it at all. I doubt she even missed seeing me or her grandkids.
@LOCAKE, Your post brought me some memories of my mom, While mother told me to my face that she never liked my wife to be from the get go, I accepted that it was going to be a hard life to live in those terms, But life kept on chugging along for us, I visited mom as much as work and family allowed and when our two sons were borne I took them to see her, and as expected, Because they were “My wife’s children” there was no hope they would be getting anything better either, Not even not being their fault and fully my mom’s grandchildren, I never even tried to force mom to change, I knew her so completely that I asked myself to just forgive her and live my own life with my children and wife, Today we’been married 44 years and some regrets? Yes, but no rancor from me, I don’t need/wanted it
Not all parents are deserving of dedication from their children. Marcy delivered her message, now it is time to go home. Dana’s mother can either keep Dana in the will or change it to benefit someone or something else. Kids are not automatically deserving to be in the parents’ will. I will say that whatever it was that put the wedge between mother and daughter, Dana would benefit the most by forgiveness. She is your mother, you don’t have to like her or agree with her or her actions, but unless you come to terms with the situation and put it behind you, the bitterness will consume you. Forgiveness will lighten the load on your heart in ways you can’t imagine. Yes, I do speak from experience.
David Huie Green LosersBlameOthers&It'sYOURfault almost 6 years ago
One month at most.
(Which is longer than your mother is expected to last.)
SactoSylvia almost 6 years ago
So… looking at that last panel… does Dana really have a mean streak a mile wide, or is she just drawn that way?
Nachikethass almost 6 years ago
She’s as mean as her mother!
GirlGeek Premium Member almost 6 years ago
Dana’s that’s just cruel. Regardless of how you feel towards your mother, you know you need to head back home to at least say goodbye.
PoodleGroomer almost 6 years ago
I think her mother has been gravely ill for about 40 years.
Pipe Tobacco Premium Member almost 6 years ago
4 {But, happily keeping it real! :) }
Dana is really growing into more and more of an unpleasant character. Whether Dana likes or dislikes her mother…. all the “shaming” and negativity she is spewing at Marci and Joe is unpleasant, unwarranted, and speaks volumes about Dana’s character.
I would tend to bet that whatever it is that she so intimately dislikes about her mother…. that Dana is very likely showing the same sort of response herself…. perhaps in a slightly different way (like how she is treating Marci and Joe).
Comic Minister Premium Member almost 6 years ago
I feel sorry for Marcy.
mysterysciencefreezer almost 6 years ago
Are we supposed to empathize with Dana? Because I don’t. At all.
locake almost 6 years ago
Marcy should just tell Dana about her mother’s condition. It is not her place to tell her she MUST return to Philly. A lot of these characters have boundary issues. Dana is an adult, she can do what she wants with the information.
locake almost 6 years ago
I did not go visit my abusive, neglectful mother in the last year of her life. I don’t regret it at all. I doubt she even missed seeing me or her grandkids.
sufamelico almost 6 years ago
@LOCAKE, Your post brought me some memories of my mom, While mother told me to my face that she never liked my wife to be from the get go, I accepted that it was going to be a hard life to live in those terms, But life kept on chugging along for us, I visited mom as much as work and family allowed and when our two sons were borne I took them to see her, and as expected, Because they were “My wife’s children” there was no hope they would be getting anything better either, Not even not being their fault and fully my mom’s grandchildren, I never even tried to force mom to change, I knew her so completely that I asked myself to just forgive her and live my own life with my children and wife, Today we’been married 44 years and some regrets? Yes, but no rancor from me, I don’t need/wanted it
pchemcat almost 6 years ago
Not all parents are deserving of dedication from their children. Marcy delivered her message, now it is time to go home. Dana’s mother can either keep Dana in the will or change it to benefit someone or something else. Kids are not automatically deserving to be in the parents’ will. I will say that whatever it was that put the wedge between mother and daughter, Dana would benefit the most by forgiveness. She is your mother, you don’t have to like her or agree with her or her actions, but unless you come to terms with the situation and put it behind you, the bitterness will consume you. Forgiveness will lighten the load on your heart in ways you can’t imagine. Yes, I do speak from experience.
Batteries over 2 years ago
She’ll need all that hand sanitizer in just a couple of years…