We as a fandom need to talk more about Sarah Nelson and how much she must struggle with the conflict between Nick and David. Yes David says terrible things that she couldn’t disagree more with, but at the end of the day he is her son and she loves him even if she is disappointed in how he ended up. But she also knows she is hurting Nick by trying to keep some sort of relationship with David, because it means taking him in when he needs it despite how he berates Nick for his queerness and “softer” personality while he stays there. And not to mention Charlie, who Sarah absolutely sees as a son, and how David hurts him, both because of his comments directly to Charlie and because of how much it pains Charlie to see Nick distraught after almost all of their interactions. Once they are both out of the house it’s obviously far easier to keep her relationships with them separate, but I think she’ll always feel a bit guilty for still caring about David, even if that’s what a good parent does, because of how he hurts her other 2 sons.
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