I did notice it in the second-to-last page, the colours went from stark black and white with a realistic background, and the next panel shows her reverting to the cartoony style, like she had filed those traumatic memories away in favour of being back in her comfort zone, where she at least has...
I did wonder what her finances are like, because the idea of eating out seems like such a foreign concept to her that she is unfamiliar with promotional discounts.
Yes, and maybe I am overthinking it, but it feels like the mother is forcing her to become a new male in her life that she can latch onto, would love her unconditionally and would make her happy again, after being rejected by several males in her life (her lover, the ex-husband, the person who...
…so she was the product of her mother’s infidelity, was disowned and basically took it out on her to the point of attempting to murder her? Oh god, man.
Also it seems that she wants a son instead of a daughter by trying to get her away from more feminine things.