YuWen has some help, but ultimately knows the responsibility is hers and wouldn’t relinquish it even if she could. When Moon starts to experience mood swings and visions, YuWen must continue to work to keep her insurance and their home while taking Moon to doctor’s appointments, keeping her safe at home, and, ultimately supervising her daughter’s recovery. Her job barely pays enough to support their family. Moon’s mother YuWen lost her husband when Moon was young. Not for what they fear but for the ways in which they act despite it. Not what they know but how they use the knowledge. Wise.Įveryone should be lucky enough to have mother figures who love them not despite some qualities but because of the way in which they move through the world. A girl who can love the family she has and miss the family she’s lost. Someone who takes her abilities seriously, who believes in her responsibility to the community even if they aren’t sure how they feel about her. Someone who worries about others before she worries about herself. Both of the older women are witches, and while they’re proud of Nova’s accomplishments in the Craft, what she is has never been as important to them as who she is. Nova Huang’s parents died when she was young and she grew up with her grandmother and her grandmother’s wife. Schuller and the Schuller children.” Mooncakes by Suzanne Walker and Wendy Xu And while most of us wouldn’t choose “murder” as our escape, we can still appreciate the fact Josie refuses to be dismissed as “Mrs. ![]() Josie doesn’t just dream about it she jumps in with both feet, a knife, and, sometimes, a mop. The fact of the matter is, no matter how perfect someone’s life seems on Instagram, all mother figures have those moments where they want to run away and do crimes. ![]() Lady Killer is one of my favorite comics of all time because it wiggles into all of those places where motherhood feels rote and repetitive and boring and pokes them with a sharp stick until they spurt absurdity and arterial spatter. I’ve recommended this run to every one of my friends (male, female, and nonbinary) who have had a baby since it was born and I will continue to shout its merits from the rooftops at five am when my son decides he really needs to be awake. I’m still impressed that an all-male team gave us one of the most realistic portrayals of motherhood to ever grace the pages of comics, one that took a deep dive into the mess and the terror and the absolute wonder that is realizing this kid you made fits you perfectly and that yeah, you can do the damn thing. And how, exactly, is she supposed to do the kicking of the ass and the taking of the names while also batting sleep deprivation, anxiety, and the tiny person she loves more than anything else in the world needing her so absolutely all the time? It’s hard enough to watch her lady squad head out on missions while Jess stays behind during her last few months of pregnancy, let alone contemplating leaving her infant with someone else while she kicks ass and takes names. The hero world has a hard time believing Jessica Drew wants to be a mom, and she has her moments of doubt as well. Spider-Woman by Dennis “Hopeless” Hallum and Javier Rodriguez
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