It makes me very happy (and ngl kinda envious) that Tongtong has such an open relationship with her mum! I wouldn't trade my family for anything, and I'm very grateful for the life they give me, but I do wish there wasn't so much heteronormativity and social pressure to conform. It can feel suffocating at times. It's super nice to see a young person in fiction that has a trusted adult, that's honestly not something a lot of folks including myself feel like they have.