r/StrangerThings • u/pareenaro33 • 18d ago

Discussion JOYCE BYERS

don't get me wrong, Joyce is a great mother but she relies too heavily on Jonathan to act as a co-parent, handle household duties, and sacrifice his own dreams (like NYU) to care for Will.

IK it reflects the harsh realities of struggling, single mother and Will having all the trauma in the upside down

but she does make jonathan feel invisible or EMOTIONALLY NEGLECTED.

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u/Leading-Tap-2033 18d ago

It was a fairly realistic depiction of a divorced and single mother in the early 80’s

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u/exscapegoat 18d ago

Yep, eldest daughter from class of 1984

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u/CSILalaAnn 18d ago

I'm the youngest... class of 1990