Attack on two fronts so Team Babies can’t warn Team Sissies.
Also, I’ve been keeping an eye on the Top Web Comics counter and noticing a slow but steady increase in the comic’s rating numbers. Just wanted to give a shout out and a thank you to the Selkie readers who’ve been voting, I really appreciate it!
Grandpa Theo's washed out the unicorn hair gel by now. A tragedy.
So – there’s a link on here to vote? ‘Cause I ain’t seen one.
Strange. It did not occur to me that they would take her to the hospital. I thought the doctor would make a house call.
On my screen, it’s just above the ad for the Selkie lapel pin on the right-hand side.
So it is. Done. And, thanks.
You can click directly on the counter on the right to vote.
They might feel there’s technology at the hospital that may be required.
*blinks*
Uh oh. School Craziness…here we go!
LOLs at Selkie’s line*
Since Todd already knows about Agent Brown, why doesn’t the man just call Selkie’s father directly? It’d save time…(I know, wait and see…)
And yes, the Unicorn ‘Do will be missed.
Selkie’s father? Are you talking about Todd, or Selkie’s birth father? Are you under the assumption that Dr. Pohl De’Medeia is Selkie’s birth father?
Since he specifically mentioned that Todd knows about Agent Brown, I’m guessing the poster meant him, as in why not call Todd directly instead of passing the message through the orphanage.
*reads through comments*
Oops. I did mean Todd, and sorry my phrasing wasn’t clear. It does seem as though Brown’s avoiding direct contact with Selkie and/or her family, which puzzled me.
No, I don’t assume Dr. De’Medeia has any familial connection to Selkie. Of course it’s possible, but so far I haven’t seen anything that hints at that outcome.
That it does, Selkie, that it does.
*impend impend*
I’d like to explain something about adoption.
I’ve seen references, in the comments, to Todd’s “stepdaughter”, and his “foster daughter”, “the creature that Todd thinks of as his daughter”, and now there’s a question about “do you mean Todd or her birth father”.
Selkie has one father. Not a stepfather. Not a foster father. A father.
Todd has a daughter. Not a stepdaughter. Not a foster daughter. Not a creature he thinks of as his daughter. A daughter.
It’s a simple concept that, for some reason, seems to confuse many people. Syri said, “Selkie’s father”. That’s Todd. That’s the only one she’s got.
Took the words right out of my mouth, Alpo.
Having been involved with many families with adopted children, I’ve seen the term “birth parent” or “biological parent” used to differentiate, but Todd is Selkie’s father.
Dude, I think you need to relax a little bit.
Alpo isn’t wrong though. As someone who was adopted at a young age I’ve been on the same side of having insistent terminology.
Terms can vary from family to family, it depends on a lot of situations. I think the pet peeve (at least one I have) is that people can have hard trouble understanding that saying something like “X Parent considers X Kid who’s adopted like a daughter/son” when it simply is the case that they’re family, plain and simple.
Thats fine, but this is a case where we are potentially dealing with two sets of parents at the same time. It doesnt hurt to be clear, to avoid confusion.
Perhaps, but I do understand the reaction. It’s a touchy subject with most anyone involved in adoptions, because people in general seem to still want to separate adopted children from being someone’s ‘real’ kids. Once the adoption process is complete, they ARE the person’s real kids, genetics be d*****.
This. So very true. Blood/biological relationships are not more or less “real” than ones chosen by adoptive parents and children. Todd put it clearly and lovingly: “I want you to be my daughter.”
Thank you Alpo.
A bit of an explanation for others:
Being adopted at 13, I have conversations which mention my adoptive family and conversations which mention my biological family, and conversations which mention both. If it’s just about my adoptive family, I say “my family”, “my brother”, “my father”…
If it’s just about my biological family, I say “my biological father”, “my biological sister” and so on for the first four or five times to firmly establish that it’s the other family we’re talking about, before dropping it to keep the sentences shorter. This RARELY happens. Usually, if my biological family is being mentioned, it’s to talk about how I was “brought up”, which includes both (I was with my adoptive family as a foster family from 7yrs old through 9yrs old, a different foster home though 11.5, then back to the adoptive family under guardianship).
If it’s both, it usually starts with my adoptive family. Then I’ll say “my family” for my adoptive family until my biological family is brought into it, then I switch to “my adoptive family” and “my biological family.”
As you can see, the only time my biological family doesn’t have the “biological” in front of it is when it’s been established that the conversation is only about them. If I don’t say anything in front of it, it can be assumed I’m talking about the adoptive one.
Quick guide when talking to people who don’t live with their biological mother and father (child will refer to the person you’re talking to, whatever their age is):
Foster family- a temporary home in which the legal guardian of the child is actually the state. In this case, family without anything in front of it usually refers to the biological family.
Guardian family- a home in which the parents of the family are the legal guardians of the child, but they are not the legal parents of the child. In this case, family without anything in front of it could refer to either one.
Adoptive family- a home in which the parents of the family are the legal guardians of the child AND the legal (and usually only) parents of the child. In this case, family without anything in front of it refers to the adoptive family.
Step-family- a home in which one parent, and possibly some siblings, have no relation to the child, but the other parent, and possibly some siblings, are the biological parent of the child. Family without anything in front of it definitely refers to the primary biological parent, and could refer to either the step-parent and/or the secondary biological parent, depending on the child’s feelings towards each. Step-siblings might be referred to with or without the step, depending on the child’s feelings towards the sibling in question. Follow the child’s lead on this.
This is a very good, and informative reply.
Yes, I understand all this, and that’s pretty much my belief; but since we have another Piscanthropus and there’s a possibility that he could have a very close biological relationship to Selkie, I was trying to make things clear. Sorry if I offended anybody.
“Piscanthropus” implies a close connection to fish. We don’t know that such a connection exists. I suggest “Aquanthropus”.
This school has a serious bullying problem.
Show me an American public school that does not have a major bullying problem.
I’m hoping Dr. De’Madiea is a good pediatrician.
I just recently started reading this webcomic and i have to say i became an instant fan and i have found myself reading this comic over and over as of late. So keep up the good work and i hope everything turns out fine for selkie in this arc.
By the way, I made the effort to seek out and vote for Selkie on the Top Webcomics list just now…a vote button link right here would be helpful…
Oops! Never mind…just spotted it…bad eyes…