DAD CAN MOVE ON NOW! - Clannad AS #19
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Despite my mixed feelings about Tomoya's dad, it really is good to see him able to move on!
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I can say from experience of having grown up and moved away from an abusive father that even when the resentment towards your father is justified it still affects and hurts you to have to carry it your whole life. This reconciliation isn't just for Tomoya's father but for Tomoya as well. so he could move on and have a better perspective of what a parental role can be for his daughter. I can't imagine ever seeing my dad and having this conversation with him. probably never will but sometimes I still have subconscious dreams about my dad and the good memories we had even when they were few and far between and the bad memories are overwhelming. Life and humans are complex. I don't believe there are right answers for people whose parents were abusive. Tomoya is a prime example of how holding onto deep resentment can take it's toll on us and never comes without cost. It had to be his decision for him to make. couldn't have been easy but he can finally move on
SlushiesAndStuff
2021-05-25 09:13:07 +0000 UTCYeah, Tomoya reconciling with his father is one of those things that can be a bit difficult for western viewers to accept; another moment of culture differences showing their heads. I think the best way to frame it from a western point of view is to just think of the catharsis of Tomoya letting go of all that resentment instead of carrying it with him.
ArcaneAnomaly
2021-04-19 06:08:29 +0000 UTCThe scenes with the father in this one and in the previous hit me the most out of everything from this series due to personal reasons. Granted, I didn't get injured like Tomoya did, it still felt so real/relatable to me. The part when Tomoya told him to basically try and live better while remembering the good moments in the past was just 😢 Also the father seemed to be genuinely smiling at the end in that scene
Andy Plays All Night
2021-04-18 06:39:24 +0000 UTCThe show doesn't really try to justify his dad's actions or ask that you understand them. All it asks is that you can forgive all that like Tomoya did. I agree that Tomoya is a little hard on himself, but it takes two to tango as they say, and it's likely that a lot of conflict between him and his father was because of how bitter and angry a person he was all the time back then.
Chandler LaDeau
2021-04-17 17:19:51 +0000 UTCYea, his dad's really a tough one. I don't want to hate him, but I find him infuriating with some of the things he's done.
Spaz Boys Comedy
2021-04-17 15:33:37 +0000 UTCYeah, I have some mixed feelings on Tomoya's dad myself, but I think the moral here is to fix what can be fixed if the damage isn't too bad and then, of course, to move on. Don't take it as me excusing anything bad he did, though. And it looks like Ushio can see the light orbs. Wonder what that means. 😉
Max Starr
2021-04-17 13:54:43 +0000 UTC
