Thread:Godzillafan93/@comment-27047679-20151005160942/@comment-6052796-20151026231148

Godzillafan93 wrote: I dunno. I've always assumed Yousuke was still taking care of the Mikamis, even though he has no real blood ties to do so. Tami comments in most versions how loyal he's remained to his deceased wife; it's highly likely he and Reiko were both helping support them.

I like this idea, because it tends to paint Yousuke in a light other than what we get from not-necessarily-reliable-narrator Kouichi. How many of us at fifteen really understood everything our parents did? That would also explain why they took Kouichi in: it's a way to pay back Yousuke for carrying them, especially after Reiko's murder/death.

I don't know. I'd think they'd do it out of guilt over the loss of Ritsuko and Reiko. I mean from what I've read about the Grandparents, the Grandfather especially, he didn't let Reiko get into Art University and judging by the way they acted in the story, he regrets every second of his past stict relationship with his daughters.

As for Tami's comment, it doesn't mean they let him take care of them. It could just mean they are proud Ritsuko picked a loyal man to be her husband. There have been many many stories real and fiction where the In Laws praise their son in law, but it's often shown to be an exxagaration of the real person, a complete lie or just praising the postives while neglecting the faults.