I Shaved. Then I Brought a High School Girl Home. - Ch. 63

[xr900]

a bit of correction

a parent CAN choose their children
they CAN choose if they will have a child or not
they CAN help their children choose their future & help them lay out the foundation
but noooo, bitches like her are pretty common nowadays sadly

 

[mage_goo]

This is probably deeply related to JP culture, but I really don't understand why Sayu's mom's the only one that could be her parents
Is foster parents not a thing over there? Are those not parents too?
And if she really doesn't want to be her actual parent BUT doesn't want the condemn of community from neglecting her parential duty, why not just keep the facade on the outside and let either Yoshida or the older bro or whoever else do the actual parenting?
Send Sayu to a dormitory or something and then let them sort it out.
Surely there's easier way for both party to be "happy" other than THIS

 

[pip25]

This is probably deeply related to JP culture, but I really don't understand why Sayu's mom's the only one that could be her parents
Is foster parents not a thing over there? Are those not parents too?

Nah, I think this is only Yoshida's nonsense. He has been putting himself down pretty much from the beginning for meddling in Sayu's family affairs, and this is just the logical conclusion drawn from that crap.

 

[YamiRi]

Man, fuck off with the

Spoiler: Ending

Gotou ending

Is it surprising that I'm actually glad with this ending?

but anyway.. yeah this kind of parent exists and usually the children don't have Yoshida in their life and the situation ended ugly.

 

[fight2live]

if the mom doesn't get any consequence from this i will be so mad

 

[Tsumi]

I figured people would not react well to this chapter. It's very... Japanese. XD The anime was pretty much the same, perhaps a bit worse because of the hurried pacing.

I don't agree with Yoshida at all. Sometimes the parent is stripped of their rights and responsibilities because they are deemed unfit to hold them. Sometimes adoptive parents get those rights and responsibilities in their stead. Blood might be thicker than water, but it's not the be-all and end-all of everything. That being said, Yoshida has this fixation on "just being a stranger" in Sayu's family situation, so him saying this doesn't really surprise me.

And on the other hand, what Yoshida (and then Sayu's brother) does is quite a slap in the face for Sayu's mother, in a very roundabout, Japanese way. We may have become desensitized because of how often we see it in anime (especially in comedies), but the dogeza is serious business. Yoshida humiliates himself in front of her to the extent that she simply cannot say no, especially with her son joining in, and especially when Yoshida's request is something that everyone in the room knows should be her friggin' obligation as a parent. With this, she can no longer hide behind her rants about how much she has suffered blah-blah-blah. Yoshida pushed the envelope to the point that it no longer matters. No wonder she snaps (again).

That's some good and helpful insight into the cultural aspect of it, but due to it being a work of fiction, I would have liked if it followed up with Yoshida or Sayu's brother offerring to take guardianship of Sayu in private with her. That way she knows she has options and also as a commentary on the absurd expectations of Asian cultures, but maybe that would have diminished the impact of Yoshida's dogeza. Thankfully I don't have a mom that shitty but I know full well the Asian expectations and have no problems pointing out the absurdity and hypocrisy they promote.

 

[ninjacookie]

What's the mom deal again?

 

[weleasewodger]

This is hilarious. Her fucking brother should have grown some balls , fucked mother of the year off and been a man and raised his sister instead of being a douche

 

[FemtoZetta]

This is such a pathetic reaction by Yoshida and the brother...
Also Yoshida is just completely wrong.
He's not a stranger to Sayu anymore.
He (or someone else) can absolutely become her parent.
Her mother isn't the "only human on the planet who has a right to raise Sayu", in fact I'd say she lost the right to raise her because of how terrible she is.
And regarding the "no responsibility to protect her": society has a responsibility to take care of children, especially when their parents fail.

Makes me angry how spineless they are, Sayu deserves better.

 

[Caboov]

What's the mom deal again?

She blames Sayu for her ex-husband's infidelity and divorce. She was hoping Sayu would be an anchor baby that would keep her ex with her, but when he fully cut ties she felt betrayed. It's not even about the divorce, though. She just seems like one of those women that are all about appearances. Now that she doesn't have her perfect little lifestyle, she's been taking it out on Sayu since she was a baby. She seems like a full-on cunt, and it's making me realize that the father may have had an ounce of sanity in leaving her.

 

[Kaeos999]

Bruh worst mom of all time candidate, it's on par with the mom from Blood on the tracks