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Originally Posted by Yukinokesshou
Well, Yasuko was never really a 「長輩」* figure to begin with. Just as Taiga says, Yasuko is still like a child. I always felt her relationship with the "kids" was closer to that of an elder sister than a mother... I mean, for goodness sake, her own son calls her "Yasuko"  . I'm not denying that she has a very maternal side (episodes 22~24 are more than proof of that), but elder sisters can act in a maternal way too.
(* I don't really know how to translate this into English or Japanese... basically, someone of a generation above yours. "Elder" might be the closest English word, but not quite the same.) |
"Adult figure" will mean just right.
