>>103308321I think in the Thanksgiving episode it's a little more jarring because you don't get to see her family's side of the story. In other cases you see them contemplate for a bit, but since the Thanksgiving episode isn't about them, we don't see that and have to think about it ourselves.
Overall those random kind moments her family has makes them more realistic. I grew up in a similar situation and can vouch for that; sometimes they'd randomly realise "oh yeah, that's my kid" and do something nice.
