Good for him for meeting his support obligations, although £64 per week is hardly onerous. But never once trying to see her or contact her, let alone set up regular visitation? Obviously that’s a common enough situation, but it’s still a failing on his part, particularly when he knows his child is growing up in a really rough environment.
Glenn apparently never saw the Seinfeld episode about not sleeping with the cleaning lady. “Was that wrong? If anyone had said anything to me that that sort of thing was frowned upon….”
So that’s it then? That’s the whole sordid affair? That’s like infiltrating Area 51 and finding out that the big bad conspiracy is a USDA project for growing a disease-resistant strain of cactus.
This is why you don’t keep BORING secrets!
No torrid love triangle. No shameful double-life. No undisclosed villainy.
Just a wimpy guy with a limp handshake too scared of life to take an interest in his own progeny.
This is MY opinion, so here goes. With the information at hand, it is Mum who is the culprit, if there is one, in this. She already had a child when she met her Dad. She could have taken precautions (as could he, I know) but I think it was casual if not intentional that she got pregnant with Shauna. I guess that her Dad was not the only guy she was seeing and when he got a job offer she let him go rather easily. And Mum never seemed to be put out that he left. She was who she was at that time and I hope is different now, or I fear for Dan. My insight, such as it is, comeS from dealing with my wife’s sister for the last forty years and her kids (one to four at any one time) who grew up in my family. And I fear Shauna will put this together at some point and I pity her Mum when she does.
Pharmakeus Ubik over 5 years ago
Ice in the water?! Bank of Burgers is more posh than I gave it credit for.
Aladar30 Premium Member over 5 years ago
Sounds like a very normal situation.
Tom_Tildrum over 5 years ago
Good for him for meeting his support obligations, although £64 per week is hardly onerous. But never once trying to see her or contact her, let alone set up regular visitation? Obviously that’s a common enough situation, but it’s still a failing on his part, particularly when he knows his child is growing up in a really rough environment.
Tom_Tildrum over 5 years ago
Glenn apparently never saw the Seinfeld episode about not sleeping with the cleaning lady. “Was that wrong? If anyone had said anything to me that that sort of thing was frowned upon….”
garcalej over 5 years ago
So that’s it then? That’s the whole sordid affair? That’s like infiltrating Area 51 and finding out that the big bad conspiracy is a USDA project for growing a disease-resistant strain of cactus.
This is why you don’t keep BORING secrets!
No torrid love triangle. No shameful double-life. No undisclosed villainy.
Just a wimpy guy with a limp handshake too scared of life to take an interest in his own progeny.
I’ll be in the car.
PoodleGroomer over 5 years ago
Penguin Power
scyphi26 over 5 years ago
Huh. It was all sort of a non-event, then. Go figure.
Gafferty Premium Member over 5 years ago
Dang!! In panel 5 it looks like one of those street hooligans keyed the entire length of his car. Jerks!
seismic-2 Premium Member over 5 years ago
Unix, Jakarta, and Struts. The sure-fire path to win a young woman’s heart!
GaryCooper over 5 years ago
I see Darren has always been the same.
GaryCooper over 5 years ago
I’m thinking it would be more interesting to see what Darren’s father is like. Not pleasant, probably, but interesting.
R.U. Kidding over 5 years ago
Shauna’s mum was pretty hot stuff back then, huh?
RonBerg13 Premium Member over 5 years ago
There is more to this than meets the eye.
RonBerg13 Premium Member over 5 years ago
As for Shauna’s hamburger, she’d better be careful as that damn thing looks like it might try to eat her.
jonesbeltone over 5 years ago
This is MY opinion, so here goes. With the information at hand, it is Mum who is the culprit, if there is one, in this. She already had a child when she met her Dad. She could have taken precautions (as could he, I know) but I think it was casual if not intentional that she got pregnant with Shauna. I guess that her Dad was not the only guy she was seeing and when he got a job offer she let him go rather easily. And Mum never seemed to be put out that he left. She was who she was at that time and I hope is different now, or I fear for Dan. My insight, such as it is, comeS from dealing with my wife’s sister for the last forty years and her kids (one to four at any one time) who grew up in my family. And I fear Shauna will put this together at some point and I pity her Mum when she does.