@littlemissswhimsy: #franciswilkerson || hopefully this makes sense #misunderstood #malcolminthemiddle #fyp #oldestchild || i feel like the text is all over the place.. and the quality is ass i swear if I flop terribly three times in a row 🥲
this show did something very few do and showed realistically that you can be a loving and present parent and do what you truly think is best for your kid and still profoundly traumatize them. and they dont cancel each other out, and its hard to reconcile
2026-09-27 18:02:50
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evan :
it angers me when people say Lois was a horrible mother
2026-09-27 16:58:54
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Maddi :
This show did a great job of showing that neglect (and arguably emotional abuse) is not always something parents do to their kids intentionally. Your intentions can be pure, but, if you haven’t worked through your own issues, you can still traumatize your kids. Two things can be true at once — Lois and Hal both loved and failed Francis as their child.
2026-09-27 19:11:17
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Pea 🫛 :
Him crashing out over the apology not fixing things is what I’m going through. It’s an earth shattering feeling, I thought it would help. It didn’t. And now I’m no contact with my dad. I just can’t get over it and I can’t pretend to and that’s what he needs.
2026-09-27 20:10:30
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get.hit.with.a.skillet :
Hearing them finally apologize is the biggest heartbreak, cause he’s right. You expect it to make you feel better, you expect it to be a certain way and when it finally is it feels… wrong. It doesn’t bring you comfort, it doesn’t even bring you sadness. It just makes you feel empty, knowing the one thing you thought could fix you didn’t. That you’re stuck feeling this way no matter how much they apologize.
2026-09-28 02:43:31
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user1218178577046 :
I’m genuinely confused is this not a comedy sitcom
2026-09-28 04:31:44
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ratonlover_ :
The grandma pisses me off so bad
2026-09-27 15:56:10
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ImNotYouAre :
Every son’s storyline in this show is so unbelievably well written. They get a little saccharine and exposition heavy, but man they nailed the emotions and the realness of family love
2026-09-27 17:44:17
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Taco Enthusiast :
His resentment and mission to rebel against her became his identity. It gave him a direction and goal to reach but He never really grew his own personality apart from that. Her apology wasn't fulfilling because without her, he didn't have anything or anywhere to aim.
2026-09-27 20:19:52
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santi :
Lois did her best considering the example of maternity she had and at the end she became better
2026-09-27 16:46:28
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kevinhastiktok :
it was heavily implied that lois had bad untreated postpartum depression after having francis. i love this show bc it had the courage to write their characters realistically, and ppl can debate if lois was a good or bad mom or not but most ppl aren’t just good or bad
2026-09-28 02:12:12
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🥛 :
“Why don’t I feel better”
2026-09-27 22:59:47
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Joseph💙🌹 :
Honestly this mini arc for Francis was well written but should’ve happened much earlier. It didn’t make sense to randomly have him fired from the ranch after becoming so much better just to do this
2026-09-27 17:31:45
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heaven_ca20 :
One of the best written things about this show is Hal and Lois aren’t awful or malicious people, they genuinely tried their best with the boys it’s just sometimes their best simply wasn’t good enough
2026-09-27 21:11:21
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tiktokuser311110 :
What is this show or movie
2026-09-28 04:24:32
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Kaladan87 :
I realized I matured in life when I rewatched this and started agreeing with Lois at almost every point… Im gonna cry because I was the Francis in the fam without the warrants. It was so hard to accept help without the concern of being manipulated because while I wanted to be better I still wanted to be me. 🥹
2026-09-27 19:04:37
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a movie buff :
they have a complex relationship
2026-09-27 15:22:21
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Hit of History :
these comments show me just how complex this show was while being so silly on the surface. ppl connect so deeply with both Francis and Lois, and such valid takes on all sides
2026-09-27 19:25:32
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awkwardblackgirl :
ive never seen this show before but him getting upset when the apology didn't work makes me so sad because ive said that exact same thing when getting an apology
2026-09-28 00:28:29
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I<3Baileys :
She wasn’t the best mother but she was trying to be the mother they needed. If you want a horrible mother look at Rochelle from “Everybody Hates Chris”
2026-09-27 19:17:57
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Jordie 2 shoes :
"i was a baby!"
2026-09-27 21:21:04
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.𖦹𓈒 ⊹ˑ𝑪𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒍𝒐𝒕𝒕𝒆 ४ :
“why don’t I feel better”
2026-09-28 00:09:06
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KingOfKurses :
Why don’t I feel any better
2026-09-27 19:19:17
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Daniel.MercadoC :
Francis was the most like Lois. She tried hard to help him. She told him since day one “I will do anything. That’s how much I love you”
2026-09-28 02:28:24
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🦌 :
i feel like francis every single day
2026-09-27 18:27:55
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