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* ParentalNeglect: Despite being the main caregiver while Deanna is at work, he rarely interacts with Meredith and Robin. By the end of the strip, it’s heavily implied that Deanna has given up trying to get Michael to change.

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* ParentalNeglect: Despite being the main caregiver while Deanna is at work, he rarely interacts with Meredith and Robin. (during their house fire he left them outside in the freezing cold with Deanna to go back and get his laptop) By the end of the strip, it’s heavily implied that Deanna has given up trying to get Michael to change.
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* AnnoyingYoungerSibling: Was this to Michael from time to time when they were children. She mostly toned it down when they got older.
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* MamaBear: She puts up with a lot from her mother, but when she gets into a fight with the downstairs neighbors which scares Meredith, she immediately tells everyone to go back home.
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* ExpositoryHairstyleChange: Had messy moptop hair as a small child, but switched to pigtails when she became school-age to signify she was getting a bit older.

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* SharedFamilyQuirks: He and Elly both have short and explosive tempers, especially in Michael’s teen years. He calmed down as an adult.

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* SharedFamilyQuirks: ParentalNeglect: Despite being the main caregiver while Deanna is at work, he rarely interacts with Meredith and Robin. By the end of the strip, it’s heavily implied that Deanna has given up trying to get Michael to change.
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He and Elly both have short and explosive tempers, especially in Michael’s teen years. He calmed down as an adult.



* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Whenever he gets a snack, Michael usually goes for an apple.



* KiddieKid: She behaved like a toddler from 4-9 years old and even resembled one despite everyone else changing.



* SharedFamilyQuirks: She and John both have a snarky streak.

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* SharedFamilyQuirks: SharedFamilyQuirks:
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She and John both have a snarky streak.streak.
** April gets her musical talent from Grandpa Jim.
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* BrattyHalfPint: Was this from time to time as a child, especially towards Elizabeth.
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* CompanionCube: Her stuffed bunny when she was a small child. As she got older she no longer carried it with her everywhere and only slept with it at night, and when she moved out of the house she took it with her which made April sad as she knew this meant Elizabeth was leaving.
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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Elly clearly has flaws and can be stubborn but she really is just a normal loving mom. Her stubborness mainly comes from her stressful moments.

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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Elly clearly has flaws and can be stubborn but she really is just a normal loving mom. Her stubborness mainly comes from her stressful moments.moments but that doesn't excuse the impact she may have on others.

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* DemotedToExtra: His presence in the strip was greatly reduced for years.
* FatalFlaw: He can be rather causally sexist, but he gets better over time.

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* DemotedToExtra: His presence in the strip was greatly reduced for years.
* FatalFlaw: He can be rather causally unintentionally sexist, but he gets better over time.



* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Michael has always been this despite how much he has changed throughout the course of the series. He can act selfish on occasions or playfully mock his family but he genuinely loves them (in the way a young man would).

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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Michael has always been this despite how much he has changed throughout the course of the series. He can act selfish on occasions or playfully mock his family but he genuinely loves them (in and the way a young man would).people he cares about.
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* RantInducingSlight: Given her hair-trigger temper, it doesn't take much to make Elly turn into a frothing-at-the-mouth lunatic screaming about some made-up offense.
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* YouCanPanicNow: She tends to come up with some rather glaring leaps in logic. The most gnawing example of this was when she misinterpreted Mike's wanting to dress up as Adam Ant for Halloween as his turning his back on love, happiness and kindness because of the atom bomb.
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* SharedFamilyQuirks: He and Elly both have short and explosive tempers, especially in Michael’s teen years. He calmed down as an adult.
** He can be insensitive like his father, especially when he broke up with Rhetta through an email and ended it with “thanks!”.
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** This happened again years later, when she was oblivious to the fact that Anthony was still in love with her.
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* IamNotPretty: Elizabeth went through severe self esteem issues in her teen years, despite being a rather cute kid.
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* DeadpanSnarker: Especially in the early years.


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* FatalFlaw: He can be rather causally sexist, but he gets better over time.


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* DeadpanSnarker: She started becoming more snarky as a teenager.


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* SharedFamilyQuirks: She and John both have a snarky streak.
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* FatalFlaw: His obsession with his writing, especially when he ran back in a burning building for his laptop without much concern for his wife and children.


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* {{Workaholic}}: To the point where it caused friction between him and Deanna.


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* FatalFlaw: Her inability to call out people, especially Michael for his workaholic tendencies and Mira for her meddling.

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