# "The Big C" - yeah, it's old. Am I ever NOT going to hate her son?

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [January 27, 2017, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-c-yeah-its-old-am-i-ever-not-going-to-hate-her-son/778296 "2017-01-27T04:48:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![Poysyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Poysyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Poysyn)\
**Post date:** [January 27, 2017, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-c-yeah-its-old-am-i-ever-not-going-to-hate-her-son/778296/1 "2017-01-27T04:48:30Z")

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This kid is so annoying. Really. I am in Season 2, and he just grates…

Is he ever NOT annoying?

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**Author:** ![jz78817](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jz78817/32/1028_2.png) [@jz78817](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jz78817)\
**Post date:** [January 27, 2017, 12:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-c-yeah-its-old-am-i-ever-not-going-to-hate-her-son/778296/2 "2017-01-27T12:00:22Z")

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The vast majority of the time, kids in movies and TV shows are incredibly annoying. Usually because of the writing; their characters are generally framed as sarcastic little adults and never resemble any kid I’ve ever encountered. There’s even a TV Trope about it:

> **[Most Writers Are Adults - TV Tropes](https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MostWritersAreAdults)**
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> Toddlers can form complex ideas and speak in full sentences. Eight-year-olds are looking for their true love. Your fourteen-year old will often fret about work and already be looking to settle down with their high school sweethearts. A group of …

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**Author:** ![amaguri](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/49beb7/32.png) [@amaguri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amaguri)\
**Post date:** [January 27, 2017, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-c-yeah-its-old-am-i-ever-not-going-to-hate-her-son/778296/3 "2017-01-27T15:15:57Z")

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LOL… I struggled to get through the entire series because while I adore Laura Linney, I really disliked her son.