Chrysee wrote:Devil's advocate: Maybe Marshall is adopted and thus his issues lie with his biological mother and not Charisma, who may have adopted -because- she had some fertility issue or something and had her tubes tied (she seems rather young for a doctor to agree to that, most of the time if you're under 35 a doctor will strongly suggest you shouldn't or refuse to perform the surgery)
I don't really think that, but it's a possibility that no one's suggested yet.
Just to point out - it's probably unlikely in the context of this comic, but it's possible she has/is a carrier for some kind of genetic disease. That would be a legitimate reason for a woman under the age of 35 to get their tubes tied. Also, if women really, truly push the idea that they don't want kids, *ever*, they can get a doctor to perform the surgery. It can be difficult, but it's possible.
That said, I kind of read this as she made a mistake, and while she owned up to it (took care of the kid, etc), she took steps immediately afterwards to ensure that mistake wasn't repeated. I kinda feel like she does look at Marshall like he's a mistake, and that could certainly make a kid uneasy with the aspect of sex - especially since he sees a woman he looked up to taking advantage of men. Maybe he's scared the same thing will happen to him. Makes me feel kind of bad for him.
The way my dad acts towards women definitely steered me towards my own gender. I'm not completely lesbian, but an amazing facimile!
