The way you find out.
I just saw this comic. Warning: surprisingly emotional, if very short, mention of domestic abuse.
Of course, it doesn't mean anything. Of course not. It's just something he saw on telly in the daytime. Must've been Doctors. Maybe Diagnosis Murder. His father's never done anything like that to him. I mean, you couldn't blame him, all the trouble he is, like the time he just wouldn't let go of his little sister's hair, but no, he's a saint. He'd never do anything like that.
God, the last panel of that brought the tears out.
Of course, it doesn't mean anything. Of course not. It's just something he saw on telly in the daytime. Must've been Doctors. Maybe Diagnosis Murder. His father's never done anything like that to him. I mean, you couldn't blame him, all the trouble he is, like the time he just wouldn't let go of his little sister's hair, but no, he's a saint. He'd never do anything like that.
God, the last panel of that brought the tears out.