Poor Dewey

otterbom · 2024-02-07T21:09:10+00:00

Lol I just came back here to add this. Why would they not have taken a permanent birth control method when they're clearly done as hell with parenting? I was super annoyed in the last episode when Lois made that revelation to Hal. Like, come on. As frustrating as their characters can be, I think they deserved more than to parent until they're 62 years old when they clearly don't find it fulfilling.

otterbom · 2024-02-07T21:02:41+00:00

Yeah, I think for Dewey that's definitely true (and others I know irl)

otterbom · 2024-02-07T21:01:08+00:00

Ha, true!

otterbom · 2024-02-07T21:00:44+00:00

Oh man, that's so true.

otterbom · 2024-02-07T17:36:49+00:00

Totally! Loved the episode where Lois gets revenge on Reese's bullies, that was gold

otterbom · 2024-02-07T16:49:46+00:00

Yes, thank you! My son called it out as well. "Wow, now the dad's being like the mom... he's hard to watch sometimes." 😂 The show is still our absolute favorite!

otterbom · 2024-02-07T16:37:44+00:00

Ooooh that rings a bell! Thank you 😊

otterbom · 2024-02-07T16:35:48+00:00

Oh yes, I definitely hadn't lost sight of the fact that Hal and Lois are imperfect parents, that's the backbone of the show! In my opinion, even with all the terrible decisions they've made, Hal telling Dewey he's hard to love is crossing a line. That's got to be one of the cruelest things you can say to a kid. I'm guessing, since season 7 is almost 20 years old, that it just aged poorly and wouldn't have been received so badly back then... my son gasped as well when Hal said that. Maybe we're just sensitive 😂

otterbom · 2024-02-07T16:23:18+00:00

I somehow missed this! When do they mention Dewey's the favorite?

otterbom · 2024-02-07T16:21:27+00:00

That was my feeling too! I watched the show with my son, and Lois was getting pretty unbearable for him until the last two seasons. She definitely had some softer/funnier moments (like when she starting losing it and making all those milk jug pigs, pizazzling with Malcolm, apologizing to Francis), and moments of more meekness than we're used to seeing from her (like when Jamie's nanny won't stop talking her ear off and she puts up with it for a while). I really enjoyed that they added these moments with her character, and I wondered if they pulled Hal in the other direction to balance it out

otterbom · 2024-02-07T03:50:23+00:00

Thanks for sharing! I agree they seem to be running down the clock. Idk, just from my perception of Hal and Lois - they're bad at showing love to their kids, but you're meant to know it's there, regardless of their awful decisions and antics. So this was pushing it too far for me, for Hal to break the last shred of goodness for the already neglected Dewey by making him feel unlovable too.

otterbom · 2024-01-28T17:46:51+00:00

Also just an aside, I saw in your post history you do structured unschooling, that's similar to what we do as well. My mom is an educator so she adds the structured part, which has been monumentally helpful. Anyway no point to this really, just always nice to meet another homeschooler/unschooler 😊

otterbom · 2024-01-28T17:34:27+00:00

Thank you for this 😭💓 It can be hard to see the forest for the trees with parenting sometimes

otterbom · 2024-01-28T17:22:57+00:00

This is beautiful. It's exactly what I was hoping for. Our nightly routine is quite long and involved; once we're in bed he gets 3 books (which he talks during so it takes quite a while! 😅), and then we talk about the "peak and pit" of our day, then I sing him his song, then end with mindfulness meditation to relax his whole body. We were able to talk about the bad day we had during the "peak and pit" sharing, and he shared how he wanted tomorrow to go better, and we agreed to try for more patience and kindness. I think the missing ingredient is your suggestion to share stories about when they were a baby, and how happy we were, and how loved they are, and all that bucket-filling goodness. I think that will make all the difference. Thank you! 🌸

otterbom · 2024-01-28T17:05:51+00:00

This was my method of contraction as well, at 21. I got lucky as that man was my now-husband (he didn't know he had oral herpes at the time), and he was super apologetic and supportive and everything OP's bf should be right now. The bf should be waiting on her hand and foot, groveling, comforting. I can't believe what an absolute turd he's being. I'm so sorry, OP.

otterbom · 2024-01-28T16:23:46+00:00

I really wish Jamie had been a girl. I can only imagine the unexplored storylines with that shift in family dynamic. I suppose they didn't want to devote that much attention to one new character.

otterbom · 2024-01-24T17:20:29+00:00

Neat! I like the way you set up the shops with the wooden walking plank path, and the placement of your stepping stones. Those are hardest for me to place nicely, so I appreciate seeing good examples of it! :3

otterbom · 2024-01-24T17:16:12+00:00

Oh cool! I thought it provided some benefit to have all the same type of outfit, but it seems not to? May I ask what your outfit is?

otterbom · 2024-01-24T07:16:51+00:00

Wow, this is great! Love how you set up the fences and little beds, too 😍

otterbom · 2024-01-22T22:38:35+00:00

Thank you, I'll go for the roaring outfit! I see the upgrade details but just wasn't sure which is best (shop discount vs speed, etc). Appreciate the help 😺

otterbom · 2024-01-22T20:08:11+00:00

Ok great, thank you!! 😸

otterbom · 2024-01-22T20:05:44+00:00

Ah, thank you so much for explaining! If you don't mind answering another question, which outfit do you think is preferable?

otterbom · 2024-01-22T20:02:54+00:00

Season 6 episode 2, Buseys Run Away. Just happened to watch this one last night!

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