- First off, pretty much any occurrence of "the happy-squeal" from one of the kids falls under this or Funny.
- When Selkie first realizes that Todd isn't yanking her chain
- he genuinely means to adopt her
.
- Selkie saying goodbye
to her friend George.
Selkie: Tochte'kunet. Vahn sient toht... It's "Goodbye, my friends. I loves yous." - When Todd realizes how much Selkie has in common with his childhood self, and that he has an obligation to her
.
- Theo's parenting advice."Son, when an eight-year-old offers you their favorite food, don't recoil in horror.""Sometimes, part of being a dad is knowing when to suck it up and eat the eyeballs."
- Merigold quickly warms up to the girl
.
- Immediately followed by this
.
Todd: Welcome to the family, Selkie. - The first day of Selkie's suspension (and throughout it, apparently), she gets to spend it with her grandparents
. The Incredibly Lame Pun in the author's commentary caps it, though.
- Andi is, justifiably, getting torn to shreds by Todd and his parents over having lied about Amanda being stillborn. Amanda comes to her defense
in a combination of this
and Tearjerker, as she's sporting some Berserker Tears by the end of it.
Amanda: YOU didn't take me back, Mom did! S-she hunted for me, a-and sleeps on the couch s-so I get the bed, a-and a LOT. You IGNORED me, and adopted THAT!- It even triggers a (mild) Heel Realization in Todd.
Amanda: ...the adults are apologizing? What witchcraft is this?
- It even triggers a (mild) Heel Realization in Todd.
- Later, after accidentally drinking wine after being called "awful" by an adult, Todd reassures Amanda that she can change if she wants to
. Unfortunately, calling Amanda "Sweety" upsets Selkie, as it had long-been Todd's nickname for her.
- Andi finally comes clean to Amanda regarding the circumstances
, and Amanda surprisingly takes it in stride.
Amanda: Ugh! Being mad was easier when I could just hit people!- Todd seeing Amanda and Andi off during the Christmas Eve arc
hits right in the warm-and-fuzzies.
- Todd seeing Amanda and Andi off during the Christmas Eve arc
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