Are there any characters who you could see as abusive parents (or have done things as parents that would be considered abusive?)

Duke, for example, is definitely the kind of person who seems like she wouldn’t be able to handle it if her child were say on the spectrum (couldn’t handle having a child who doesn’t fit into what society’s idea of “normal” is. If her child were LGBT, she’s the type who would send them to conversion therapy.) She strikes me as an emotionally abusive parent. I also feel like she’s the type who probably would have hit her child once - potentially a few more times if her kid had behavioral issues (which is of course abusive, but it wasn’t uncommon for Gen Xers to do this and Duke alongside the other characters grew up in a time period wherein this would have been normal.)

Veronica would definitely have a tough time with a rebellious teenager. Could see her making really biting comments that she may regret somewhat that likely gear into the emotional abuse realm.