Talk:Space Race/@comment-24163511-20141010072812/@comment-25471332-20141010155457

I must admit when Greg was banning Steven leaving Earth, at least at his current age, I couldn’t help but think, “Oh, now you’re acting like a parent.” Unless Greg could sense Pearl’s non-rationalized adrenaline rush with her space endeavors, the reality that the Crystal Gems are currently incapable of space travel, or simply knowing that space traveling take a lot of years to do (50 YEARS!), what made this mission so much different than the other missions that Steven was arguably risking his life just as much? Greg saw, possibly for the first time since he chose to come along for once, what Steven does with the Crystal Gems in Ocean Gem with Steven almost getting killed. I’m surprised Greg didn’t immediately ban Steven from all Crystal Gem missions right then and there.



Steven’s not even going to school like other children his age or being homeschooled, his education should be just as important to Greg as a parent. This series has a lot of mysteries to it with one of them having me question Steven’s legal citizen status in his current country (Presumably America?) and Greg’s questionable parenting practices if leaving Steven to live with magical aliens friends of his magical alien mother for most of his life is considered even taking on the responsibilities of a parent. I believe Pearl undermining Greg’s parental authority was not right for her to do when she took Steven without his permission, but can you really blame her when Greg leaves Steven with them most of the time to raise for themselves, anyway?