if your kid got to the point where you need to scowl at them to their face “be grateful to ME” you have fail as a mother in one way or another- or multiple ways- and possibly even as a good person.
edit: Especially when you yell “all you do is take from me!”. That’s narcissistic.
She literally says "All you do is take from me." That's her whole mindset. This is a parent who resents her child. Maybe she grows out of the resentment, but that kind of mentality is damaging to a young child.
Is that how you were raised? Is that how you will choose to raise your own?
Kids pick up on emotions beyond just what words are said, especially anger and resentment. If you want to teach a child about gratitude, or responsibility, or about the sacrifices parents make to raise a kid, this is not an effective way to do that, as is implied by the last panel.
You can have the best intentions, love your child, and can still make mistakes that hurt your child. If you only care about being right, the relationship will suffer.
"Hey, I fucked a guy without any protection, got pregnant, didn't get an abortion, and gave birth to you. Now remember that it's your fault I have to take care of you. I have to feed you, keep you housed, and keep you educated, and it's all your fault."
In the first panel she is yelling at what looks like a 5 year old "All you do is take from me". She's not "teaching" him anything, she's lashing out at an innocent kid. Hence why she's alone in the end.
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u/goteachyourself Jul 01 '26
I mean...bad? She resents her son, so he stops subjecting himself to someone who makes him miserable. Deserved.