Perfect manga plot! (The parent not being there because of some form of grand destiny or something and regret it. The only thing that comes to mind is HXH but I know there are others, I just can't remember. Argh.) Love them myself, I usually end up liking the father figure that much more, though I also want to throttle them, 'cos you know, you left your family for some form of quest, and oh look, your wife is dead and your son (children) hate your guts. Sucks to be you but maybe you should have thought it through a bit more. Now I remember, 'Full Metal Alchemist', FFX, Yuwara and host of other, 'Father abandons family to Pursue Dream/Enemy/Quest/Insert your favourite exampl." ^__^
I like the father/son violence (with the screaming and fighting) because of the emotions expressed. It is fascinating to watch, and you know they really do care for each other, it is just that events, cicumstance (Fate is a Bitch) have left them at a point where going backwards is no longer a possibility. It is heart breakening, and I get terribly weepy. In addition, the regrets ones are interesting because when the son meets the father again there's usually some form of, 'You BASTARD!' *punch punch* But it always get resolved somehow. They might never be the poster-boy(S) for a happy Father/Son relationship they can at least understand each other. Of course, that doesn't always makes it better.
Know what you mean. The passive-aggesiveness (or just passive) role of the mother pisses me off. Hell, just once I want to see a mother slap her daughter/son/husband for being a bitch/prat/arse who abandoned them no matter how grand a Destiny they may have. And have you noticed how female characters ONCE married/have kids/ become emotionally retarded. I can understand 'suporting' the man you love, it makes perfect sense, to me anyway. But that is not the same as not even admitting that you are pissed and angry at being abandoned, or that your daughter and son are prats who thinks you are horrible because oh woe, their father is not there. Mothers are /not/ perfect, they are human beings who feel anger and hatred, to take that aspect out completely. It make very angry (And probably why I see the role of mothers in most media to be kind of a let down.) Having said all of that, still think Joyce (of Buffy) was an awesome mum.
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I like the father/son violence (with the screaming and fighting) because of the emotions expressed. It is fascinating to watch, and you know they really do care for each other, it is just that events, cicumstance (Fate is a Bitch) have left them at a point where going backwards is no longer a possibility. It is heart breakening, and I get terribly weepy. In addition, the regrets ones are interesting because when the son meets the father again there's usually some form of, 'You BASTARD!' *punch punch* But it always get resolved somehow. They might never be the poster-boy(S) for a happy Father/Son relationship they can at least understand each other. Of course, that doesn't always makes it better.
Know what you mean. The passive-aggesiveness (or just passive) role of the mother pisses me off. Hell, just once I want to see a mother slap her daughter/son/husband for being a bitch/prat/arse who abandoned them no matter how grand a Destiny they may have. And have you noticed how female characters ONCE married/have kids/ become emotionally retarded. I can understand 'suporting' the man you love, it makes perfect sense, to me anyway. But that is not the same as not even admitting that you are pissed and angry at being abandoned, or that your daughter and son are prats who thinks you are horrible because oh woe, their father is not there. Mothers are /not/ perfect, they are human beings who feel anger and hatred, to take that aspect out completely. It make very angry (And probably why I see the role of mothers in most media to be kind of a let down.) Having said all of that, still think Joyce (of Buffy) was an awesome mum.
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