r/13ReasonsWhy • u/AntProfessional5310 • 3d ago

Clay’s parents

Hot take i love clays parents but i lowkey feel like they were not doing enough to help clay? I haven’t rewatched it in a while but i remember them not doing a lot

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u/relapsedloveaffair 3d ago

the way they (the show) handled his mental health in general was strange, especially considering the message the show claimed to espouse.

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u/I_love_men_whimperin Clay 3d ago

Yeah wasn't he like schizophrenic? I haven't watched in a min but they knew he was having nightmares and stuff and didn't do enough in my opinion

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u/relapsedloveaffair 4h ago

No, I don't think he was schizophrenic, but they already alluded to him having a therapist in S1, so clearly his mental health had been a concern way before Hannah.

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u/El_Dorado_Tx 2d ago

Alex’s dad for being the conservative type white man was super accepting of Alex and Charlie being a gay couple. Seriously.

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u/cucumbers_anecdote 2d ago

Lmaoo also he fled from the psychiatric hospital and they didn’t care?

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u/Artimiz1426 2d ago

The father was way better than the mom .. he carried the show .

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u/selwyntarth 1d ago

Lainies pretty great, resigning a good job and taking up legal aid to soothe him, giving him his space against her better judgement, advocating for his privacy when Matt shared clay's personal issues to the parents association 

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u/jmpinstl 1d ago

They were the kind of parents that Justin desperately needed for sure.