ouch my fucking heart

What the heck Delta?

@Softy  
I’m not going to defend Jet. Jet’s a huge piece of shit who forced a child onto poor Delta and ruined her professional life - she went from having a promising career to living and working in a small junkyard. Jet had no right to make that decision for her, and he is not the moral victor in this contest of “which one of us is the biggest pile of trash”. But the difference here for me - the thing that makes all the difference in the world from my perspective - is how he treats his child. He loves his child. His child feels loved around him. She never ever questions if he really loves her or if he’s only taking care of her out of legal obligation. No child should ever have to suffer because of the choices made by two grown-ass adults. If your kid ever legitimately wonders “does my parent hate me?” or “did I ruin everything?”, then you have failed as a human being.
 
Let me make this clear before this argument goes any further: the linchpin of this argument is how x-character treats their child. If Apogee were taken out of this equation, then yeah, I’d feel way more sympathetic for Delta Vee. I’m not arguing if Delta’s feelings are valid. I’m not arguing that what Jet did was justifiable in any sense of the word. I am arguing that only abject pieces of shit mistreat their children. If you have beef with your hypothetical rape-wife, then you have beef with your hypothetical rape-wife - not the child who did not ask to be born and has no control over the circumstances of their birth. You don’t have to shower them with affection, but at least work to be indifferent to them. That rape-baby didn’t do anything wrong to deserve that sort of treatment.
 
I understand that, like you said, that feeling of resentment isn’t something you can just turn off. People have emotions. I have emotions. You have emotions. And the story behind this comic would inspire a lot of (justifiable) emotions in Delta Vee. I’m not saying “but guys why is this woman who’s had her life ruined sad?”, alright? Emotions happen. But what separates us from animals is being able to at least curb how our emotions affect our decisions and actions. And you don’t make your kid wonder why you hate them because you can’t tolerate their presence for five fucking minutes.