I like how Gene’s parents don’t get angry with his social anxiety. Yes, they were happy about the sleepover, but nothing else, they didn’t scold him or pressure him about it. And when Gene came back, Linda was the cutest mother when she reward him with kisses. The Belchers are lovely.
Honestly? I couldn’t agree more. It’s beautiful how Linda went from forcing Louise into a slumber party and pressuring Gene into letting her into his cheerleading life, to literally breaking Louise out of detention to go for ice cream
and supporting her boy as he goes to his first sleepover with no smothering, but lots of vocal support and extra security maxi-pads (WHILE ALSO supporting the fact that he needs said maxi-pads)?
Linda has had nice growth. I love.
And as regards Bob
need we still specify
how great a dad Bob is
when his children are scared or in doubt?
Like, seriously
I love how those parents accept their children’s fears, likes and dislikes and genuinely support them through it all in such a sincere way. Unless their kids’ words or actions go against what they personally feel would be best for them, they listen to them more than they’d listen to anyone, and will freaking fight to defend them too if the situation really calls for it.
They knew Gene could make it through a sleepover, they knew it can be healthy for a kid to challenge their social boundaries and discover new environments that way. But they never FORCE him to go (it’s more like he reluctantly goes and internally begs for someone to stop him and it never happens and that’s okay), and they definitely ALL (parents and sisters included) give him tons of support to let him know he can make it fine.
God you know what I fucking wish I had this family growing up. Everybody should have this family. FUCK I rambled so much again but FUCK I love them.
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