@kotegirl everything the author of aku no hana/flowers of evil wrote like weezer said. Seriously every work of that author just feels heavy. Stories are deep and depressing but the art isnt as mild as this one.
But damn his family is damn messy. Not violence messy but the psychological weight of a shut in, aging parent, and work while taking care of her teenage kid. Plus that thing she secretly does. Parents are amazing, we ought to go hug our moms and be thankful they kept taking care of us when we were younger