Honestly, I can completely relate to Orel in being the "Hero" child. It seemed like the only way I could make sure my parents were happy with me and each other was to make sure I achieved as much as possible and brought them pride. That only worked to an extent, however. By the time I reached early adulthood, I dealt with severe anxiety and depression and because of how that affected me, I ended up holding myself back from opportunities that would've had a positive impact on my life, all because I didn't feel like I was worthy or that I was good enough. The fact that I couldn't seem to reach certain milestones (finding a job, living on my own, etc.) just made it worse in that the criticism I received from both parents (mostly my mother) caused me to feel even more worthless than I was already feeling. I'm thankful to be in a better situation now, years later, with my own home and secure employment in addition to being able to pursue therapy, but to have lived that experience being my parents' "hero" and feeling like I had to hold onto their problems for them and alleviate the tensions between them, that's something I don't wish on anyone and it's probably going to take me the rest of my life to completely process it all.
Being the hero child who read Wikipedia and used moral Orel as a self-help resource relating to someone’s trauma testimony in a way you never had before as a safe adult actually helping your trauma like I think this community would class as a church by most definitions we actually have a long history shocked today guys this university needs to take tithes😂
Exactly tho. I know what it’s like, being told you won’t be able to define your own identity and also that you’ll burn out and then ending up safe enough that you can find that safety of achievement for yourself again after unfortunately (for both of us a massive period of pain, let’s not focus on that bit too much hey? :) ) and to define it for yourself is definitely a mind boggling experience and I believe a very interesting aspect of what happens to Orel (his *crimes* being wiped is actually beautiful, he was A CHILD and I’ve been thinking how poetic shapey and Orel are puppingtons in name when they’re affected by their mother and father like ooooh gender and misogyny discussion which could echo real-world discussions like with two dissociated parents you shouldn’t take the name of either like Orel should be Orel Orel when he leaves home……
The film orel makes seems to be an example of the fever dream/imaginary like warping of reality a young child would have upon the world, which I find so interesting and I'm so curious what made the creators make the choices to animate certain characters in certain ways within morels film and how it extends to the rest of the show Like for example, Clay being depicted as a dog like figure The belt moving an animated/alive snake that goes after orel (There's definitely more examples but these are the ones that struck me as interesting)
Hi guys! Really glad MO is getting these sort of essays. I don't like click bait, but I really think you should give it a go with a couple of these in order to spread the love and awareness for the show. Something with a somewhat related thumbnail and title. Think about it, resources on how to are out there
I grew up with a narcissistic mother, a neglectful alcoholic in my father and a foster sister I defended fiercely. I was my mother's favorite, she was a helicopter parent. When I was 13, I realized that you could have your own thoughts and dress the way you wanted to and chose to be Goth. This enraged my mother and overnight, I went from the golden child to something strange. My mother loved to sing my praises, especially if there weren't pictures of me. If I was visible, she would berate my clothes or my creepy interests. She still wishes to this day that I dressed like her and not myself.
TWO VIDEOS IN A WEEK RAAAAAAAA
Honestly, I can completely relate to Orel in being the "Hero" child. It seemed like the only way I could make sure my parents were happy with me and each other was to make sure I achieved as much as possible and brought them pride. That only worked to an extent, however. By the time I reached early adulthood, I dealt with severe anxiety and depression and because of how that affected me, I ended up holding myself back from opportunities that would've had a positive impact on my life, all because I didn't feel like I was worthy or that I was good enough. The fact that I couldn't seem to reach certain milestones (finding a job, living on my own, etc.) just made it worse in that the criticism I received from both parents (mostly my mother) caused me to feel even more worthless than I was already feeling. I'm thankful to be in a better situation now, years later, with my own home and secure employment in addition to being able to pursue therapy, but to have lived that experience being my parents' "hero" and feeling like I had to hold onto their problems for them and alleviate the tensions between them, that's something I don't wish on anyone and it's probably going to take me the rest of my life to completely process it all.
Being the hero child who read Wikipedia and used moral Orel as a self-help resource relating to someone’s trauma testimony in a way you never had before as a safe adult actually helping your trauma like I think this community would class as a church by most definitions we actually have a long history shocked today guys this university needs to take tithes😂
Exactly tho. I know what it’s like, being told you won’t be able to define your own identity and also that you’ll burn out and then ending up safe enough that you can find that safety of achievement for yourself again after unfortunately (for both of us a massive period of pain, let’s not focus on that bit too much hey? :) ) and to define it for yourself is definitely a mind boggling experience and I believe a very interesting aspect of what happens to Orel (his *crimes* being wiped is actually beautiful, he was A CHILD and I’ve been thinking how poetic shapey and Orel are puppingtons in name when they’re affected by their mother and father like ooooh gender and misogyny discussion which could echo real-world discussions like with two dissociated parents you shouldn’t take the name of either like Orel should be Orel Orel when he leaves home……
The film orel makes seems to be an example of the fever dream/imaginary like warping of reality a young child would have upon the world, which I find so interesting and I'm so curious what made the creators make the choices to animate certain characters in certain ways within morels film and how it extends to the rest of the show
Like for example, Clay being depicted as a dog like figure
The belt moving an animated/alive snake that goes after orel
(There's definitely more examples but these are the ones that struck me as interesting)
wake up bestie new Moralton university video dropped
NEW UPLOAD?! GOD MUST’VE BEEN SMILING UPON ME TODAY!!! 🔥🗣️
Oh, The best series-specific analysis channel uploaded today, yay!
Hi guys! Really glad MO is getting these sort of essays. I don't like click bait, but I really think you should give it a go with a couple of these in order to spread the love and awareness for the show. Something with a somewhat related thumbnail and title. Think about it, resources on how to are out there
Oh this got into my reccomended page QUICK
I grew up with a narcissistic mother, a neglectful alcoholic in my father and a foster sister I defended fiercely.
I was my mother's favorite, she was a helicopter parent. When I was 13, I realized that you could have your own thoughts and dress the way you wanted to and chose to be Goth. This enraged my mother and overnight, I went from the golden child to something strange. My mother loved to sing my praises, especially if there weren't pictures of me. If I was visible, she would berate my clothes or my creepy interests. She still wishes to this day that I dressed like her and not myself.
Wouldn't be a dysfunctional family list without the puppingtons
my 10 y/o self would have appreciated this explaination honestly 😂😭. the characterization of shapey really broke me lmao
BEING FED GOOD 🙏
yippee !! birthday extracurricular :D
Oh, I'm going to love this video
Screaming so excited
Right on time for the holidays. 🖤
I need the shapey and block video to come out
We are so back
NEW UPLOAD ON SUNDAY!!!
wake up chat its time for school
LETS GOO
Yay
first :3 (i hope so)