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my name is onigiri taro

i love it when childcare manga show the child being unreasonable, anxious, aggressive, etc rather than being a perfect little angel all the time. some kids are very well-behaved, of course, but they naturally have their emotional ups and downs. i like seeing characters struggle with parenting and sometimes getting it wrong. (i'm also probably projecting because i helped raise my niece as a teenager and messed up A LOT)

this is gonna sound weird, but i love the ages in this story. the mc and ml are late 20s/mid-30s, older than a lot of couples i've seen in webtoons. they're already mature and deal with issues accordingly. they get emotional, but not dramatically or explosively.
meanwhile, a minor antagonist like mi-ok is in her early 20s, but still immature. at the end of the day, she's just a kid who feels alone and wants to be happy. she's misguided and makes mistakes, but she has so much room to grow and change.
idk, something about it just soothes me. life doesn't start and end in your early 20s. you aren't mature just because you've reached adulthood. you can be head-over-heels in love without being consumed by emotion. as a young adult trying to find my way in this world, it's hopeful and encouraging.

i loved hyeonjin's character near the beginning, when he was starting to break down from the stress of overworking and found comfort and respite in jaewoo. i'm a sucker for those kinds of plots, so i loved seeing how he opened up and how they slipped into a mom-and-dad dynamic with the kids. plus, jaewoo taking care of the boys and becoming part of their family was the cutest thing.

i honestly wish the story had stayed in that realm, with hyeonjin taking more time to trust jaewoo and jaewoo gradually falling in love. my favourite scenes were their trip to the amusement park and when they all cuddled up together in jaewoo's bedroom. i understand why the plot took this turn, because drama sells, but it would have been nice to read a little healing story with domestic vibes.

i'd meow, bark, or do whatever the hell she wants if she would lift my chin with her finger JUST ONCE

is this worth starting or should i wait for season 2? i'm not really about toxic domineering characters but i enjoy a compelling plot, so i want to know if the story is interesting enough to start reading or if i should wait.

It doesn't feel fair to be upset at the fact that Seo is an active porn actor. It's fine to be unhappy at the idea of you, personally, dating someone who works in the adult industry, and it's fine to compare your reaction to Natori's. But a recurring theme in this manga is Seo being an actor and how they maintain their relationship around this fact. They've mentioned multiple times that it isn't easy, and that having a stable relationship with someone outside of the industry is rare. But that's the point. It's NOT easy. It's NOT all sunshine and rainbows. They're working around this fact. (con't)

Besides, it feels a little close-minded to reserve this disdain for porn actors, imho. Regular actors do kissing and sex scenes all the time, and many of them are in relationships and/or married. The entertainment industry is complex and it can be hard to maintain a stable personal life outside of it. Again, that's the point of this manga.

If you don't like it, there are countless other BLs where a porn actor leaves the industry after finding a lover. Read Walk on Water, Life Ain't so Bad, Melt at Night, or anything else. But I don't see the point in complaining about it here when it's a main theme of the story.