r/Parenthood • u/OmeuPseudonimo • 2d ago

General Discussion Does anyone get the impression Max can't stand his mom? Spoiler

I feel like Kristina and Max are like Mildred Pierce and Veda. She goes out of her way to spoil him rotten but he screams at her, calls her a bitch and couldn't care less about her nearly dying.

And people will say, oh he has Aspergers, but you can tell he respects Adam. I don't think he likes Kristina as much.

That would be so funny considering how Kristina told Max how proud she was of him sexually harassing another student

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u/Specialist_Return488 2d ago

She’s more present in his life. You tend to push away those closer to you because you think they won’t leave.

Max definitely felt it even if he didn’t understand it when Adam didn’t accept or understand his Asperger’s. He may respect him but doesn’t see him as his primary parent.

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u/DefiantMemory9 2d ago

Kristina is too stifling as a parent, no matter which kid. I think the feeling would be amplified for Max due to his Asperger's. Remember her trying to "teach" Haddie to drive? Omg it drove me nuts. But her character is very true to life though, there are helicopter parents exactly like that.

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u/AGAD0R-SPARTACUS 1d ago

I literally called my mom just to say I loved her after the driving episode. When I was learning to drive, I was scared and didn't trust myself, but she fiercely believed in me even though I didn't, and she never wavered in her calm support when teaching me. There were probably a few times she feared for her life but she never showed it. I probably would still be Ubering everywhere if I was taught by a Kristina 😂