Harapeko Oyako to Motokare Yanushi - Ch. 11

[lolfacesayshi]

Speak for yourself. I've never once cared who the father was, because it doesn't matter. "Dad" probably fucked off really early as the girl doesn't seem to have any attachment to him. Stuff like this happens sometimes. Some people are really nice when things are fun and easy, but become assholes when things stop being convenient. She's clearly moved on, so maybe y'all should too

The trio's interactions are cute/funny and are the main reason I'm reading. The underlining mystery is just an extra bit of flavoring. A little bitter in an otherwise very sweet snack

That's kinda the point though, as a story, the dad is a loose end. A sword of Damocles, Chekhov's Gun, whatever it is. Something that is just sitting there, not allowing me to enjoy the fluffy vibes because I know that this Drama Trigger is somewhere out there. A dead lover is something you could "solve", an absent a-hole is a rising action conflict trap waiting to spring.

If they wanted a cute fluffy story, they should've tied-up that loose end immediately so that we could focus on the people currently in the frame instead of leave if hanging by stonewalling any questioning of it to leave it a mystery.

 

[finalm]

you know women genital can store and froze sperms for years, right?

Only if you're partial to women that run on 800 watts.

 

[Boss224]

My money's been on that that's not her daughter. She broke up bc she had to go take care of a dead relative's baby or something along those lines.

could be her sister and their mom passed away early after birth so she raised her as her own daughter since they look so similar?

 

[kn4ll]

could be her sister and their mom passed away early after birth so she raised her as her own daughter since they look so similar?

There's a big chance, but it'll feel like a cop out and a safe way out. I never really like when they go that route, it's boring.

 

[HaartieeTRUE]

So she was the one who suddenly broke up and then just popped up again with her daughter.. I see 😐..

Honestly curious how the story will try to paint her in a better light, cause right now her likability is questionable at best, considering that's a unhealthy degree of shamelessness

At least she 'broke up' because up untill now it appeared like she ghosted him which is worse.

 

[HaartieeTRUE]

Thanks for the chapter!


I am guessing the daughter is the MC's daughter and she broke off things since neither were prepared to marry and settle so she just returned to her family. At least it would be an easy way to make her more sympathetic.

Previous chapters established that the timeline doesn't match, so no, it's not his kid.

 

[HaartieeTRUE]

My money's been on that that's not her daughter. She broke up bc she had to go take care of a dead relative's baby or something along those lines.

Would make sense, but then why not tell him ?

 

[HaartieeTRUE]

She's a fluffy dream girl. I'm honestly surprised that people hate her so much too!

It's because the setup in the beginning was along the lines 'my ex who ghosted me suddenly asked to live with me, with her daughter she had with another man', instead of anything reasonable. It took 11 chapters to figure out it wasn't a case of ghosting, and we STILL can't figure out literally ANYTHING else.

tl;dr the first chapters made a horrible first impression.

 

[HaartieeTRUE]

I do hope they stick with the "he's not the father" plot.

I mean, imagine if they went "oh, the daughter is actually X years, she's just short and had to miss a few years of school because of Y reason, she's actually MC daughter and mother left because she didn't want to burden MC with a baby" that would be a shit twist

Ironically, the one thing that rivals in insufferability the 'my ex who ghosted me came back to profit off my back with the daughter she had with another man (which she still loves)' theory.

If i was in his shoes in this situation i'd burst into anger and scream every 'dumb'/'you aren't intelligent' type of slur i know of at the woman. "You're telling me all this time i could have had a family. A wife and kids but you hid this from me for MY sake ???????????? You thought this would be a FAVOR for me ?"

 

[HaartieeTRUE]

I hope the situation is she is actually MC's bio child and outside factors forced her to breakup with him. Mostlikely parents not wanting her to marry someone who's not planning for a more standard career specially after finding out she was pregnant. As for the age of the kid not aligning with the time of their breakup, couldve easily lied about it, not like she hasn't lied about anything else.

True, but the mental maturity of the kid doesn't seem to match... the age of around 17

 

[Robfaw]

Would make sense, but then why not tell him ?

Probably thought that was too heavy a situation to pull him into, and it was better to not burden him with the knowledge. Not saying I agree with it but its a reasonable thought for someone dealing with that to have.

 

[dr-doc-phd]

im just here for our regularly scheduled crashouts saying he should lynch the girl

 

[MandrakeKing]

That's kinda the point though, as a story, the dad is a loose end. A sword of Damocles, Chekhov's Gun, whatever it is. Something that is just sitting there, not allowing me to enjoy the fluffy vibes because I know that this Drama Trigger is somewhere out there. A dead lover is something you could "solve", an absent a-hole is a rising action conflict trap waiting to spring.

If they wanted a cute fluffy story, they should've tied-up that loose end immediately so that we could focus on the people currently in the frame instead of leave if hanging by stonewalling any questioning of it to leave it a mystery.

It's the opposite of Chekhov's Gun. [Nothing] was sitting there and yet, y'all are losing your minds over it. Nothing has actually indicated that the father might ever be an issue. YOU all want the father to be an issue. YOU all want the father to be a major plot point. The fact that the only mention of the father was that the protag didn't care enough to ask was a good sign that he's irrelevant to the story.

The fact that y'all can't wrap your head around the concept of a single parent household is amazing in it's own right.

 

[MandrakeKing]

It's because the setup in the beginning was along the lines 'my ex who ghosted me suddenly asked to live with me, with her daughter she had with another man', instead of anything reasonable. It took 11 chapters to figure out it wasn't a case of ghosting, and we STILL can't figure out literally ANYTHING else.

tl;dr the first chapters made a horrible first impression.

The "ghosting" was something y'all made up on your own. Y'all didn't want to like her on premise alone and have been just making shit up to be mad at her about

 

[lolfacesayshi]

It's the opposite of Chekhov's Gun. [Nothing] was sitting there and yet, y'all are losing your minds over it. Nothing has actually indicated that the father might ever be an issue. YOU all want the father to be an issue. YOU all want the father to be a major plot point. The fact that the only mention of the father was that the protag didn't care enough to ask was a good sign that he's irrelevant to the story.

The fact that y'all can't wrap your head around the concept of a single parent household is amazing in it's own right.

You do know that single parent households don't just happen, right? Aside from that one time with Mary?

No one WANTS anything to happen, we're DREADING that anything will happen, and the story isn't exactly alleviating that concern with the way it refuses to touch the subject.

 

[EnFiveFour]

Thank you for the translation!

 

[Likesolmangas]

It's the opposite of Chekhov's Gun. [Nothing] was sitting there and yet, y'all are losing your minds over it. Nothing has actually indicated that the father might ever be an issue. YOU all want the father to be an issue. YOU all want the father to be a major plot point. The fact that the only mention of the father was that the protag didn't care enough to ask was a good sign that he's irrelevant to the story.

The fact that y'all can't wrap your head around the concept of a single parent household is amazing in it's own right.

Dawg, there are no way I allow a person with no contact for 17 years just suddenly stay at my house without any kind of question. What about your parents house, or other friends? Cause it is really weird to try to sneak into a guy house that you haven't contact for 17 years? There is no problem with helping a mother and her child, but why a person without 17 years of no contact tho? Like ask about what happen dawg, What happen that force a woman and her child to ask a person of 17 years of no contact. Atleast you need to understand are they fine and safe, like in no dangerous situation, cause it is not normal to choose that option?

It is not because that you need an answer, but being caring to other. Like maybe the MC can just accept it without any question ask, but then he should have asked them about how their life is in those 17 years, like a good friend and person. Do you have any friend? Cause you bet that people would ask you about the time you guys haven't met each other. That is basic decency, be a real friend and ask how are they doing in that 17 years, cause that it's a long time.

 

[MandrakeKing]

You do know that single parent households don't just happen, right? Aside from that one time with Mary?

Are you suggesting that relationships never end? That any couple that has a kid will remain a permanent aspect of each other's lives in all circumstances? That there has never been a situation were someone walks out on their family and is just never seen by them again? Divorces where one parent just cut ties don't happen? Families where a parent dies don't happen?

No one WANTS anything to happen, we're DREADING that anything will happen, and the story isn't exactly alleviating that concern with the way it refuses to touch the subject.

You're dreading something will happen because you assume something will happen. Nothing has hinted that "Dad" is ever going so show up. The story isn't alleviating your concern because you concern is a boogeyman y'all are making up

 

[MandrakeKing]

Dawg, there are no way I allow a person with no contact for 17 years just suddenly stay at my house without any kind of question. What about your parents house, or other friends? Cause it is really weird to try to sneak into a guy house that you haven't contact for 17 years? There is no problem with helping a mother and her child, but why a person without 17 years of no contact tho? Like ask about what happen dawg, What happen that force a woman and her child to ask a person of 17 years of no contact. Atleast you need to understand are they fine and safe, like in no dangerous situation, cause it is not normal to choose that option?

It is not because that you need an answer, but being caring to other. Like maybe the MC can just accept it without any question ask, but then he should have asked them about how their life is in those 17 years, like a good friend and person. Do you have any friend? Cause you bet that people would ask you about the time you guys haven't met each other. That is basic decency, be a real friend and ask how are they doing in that 17 years, cause that it's a long time.

This is once again people just being stuck on the premise. I don't care.

In fact, rereading the first couple chapters, it's pretty clear that they talked about her situation. He literally asked "How did it get like this" in the first chapter, then they had a conversation about her living situation between chapter 1 and 2. She told him [a version] of what happened and he didn't automatically call her a liar (like a good friend and person). She might have left out details because she didn't want to look like a complete failure of an adult, but she could have just not mentioned things because her "normal" has shifted. The only thing we know for certain that his didn't ask was about the girl's father.

You have to remember that this is a 4-koma manga and not a novel. They're going to gloss over conversations that aren't important, cute, or funny. The conversation was implied to have happened, then the mangaka moved on

 

[Likesolmangas]

This is once again people just being stuck on the premise. I don't care.

In fact, rereading the first couple chapters, it's pretty clear that they talked about her situation. He literally asked "How did it get like this" in the first chapter, then they had a conversation about her living situation between chapter 1 and 2. She told him [a version] of what happened and he didn't automatically call her a liar (like a good friend and person). She might have left out details because she didn't want to look like a complete failure of an adult, but she could have just not mentioned things because her "normal" has shifted. The only thing we know for certain that his didn't ask was about the girl's father.

You have to remember that this is a 4-koma manga and not a novel. They're going to gloss over conversations that aren't important, cute, or funny. The conversation was implied to have happened, then the mangaka moved on

Damn, you might be correct, I didn't even realize this is a 4-koma manga. Aight, have fun dawg