Jean seems to see Rachel the way a biological parent might see a child that was put up for adoption but reconnected in their adult life: they aren't close, but there's a connection.
Jean seems to see Rachel the way a biological parent might see a child that was put up for adoption but reconnected in their adult life: they aren't close, but there's a connection.
"We come into this world alone and we leave the same way. The time we spent in between - time spent alive, sharing, learning together... is all that makes life worth living." - Jean Grey
If someone was threatening Nate, Wi-Fi, and Rachel with death, and she can only choose to save one, I'd think she'd choose Wi-Fi. Nate being a reality warper means that he probably survives, and Rachel has a connection to the Phoenix so she probably wouldn't be dead long.
Wi-fi is also the only one that Jean has that actual maternal connection to, the one that was actually raised by her: it's a situation that would suck but it has a clear and definitive answer.
It's also important to remember for everyone that tries to argue that Cable isn't her son because she didn't give birth to him that for all intents and purposes, yes she did. She remembers carrying him and giving birth to him. She has all of Maddy's memories about being pregnant and giving birth.
Last edited by Harpsikord; 08-25-2019 at 01:11 PM.
"We come into this world alone and we leave the same way. The time we spent in between - time spent alive, sharing, learning together... is all that makes life worth living." - Jean Grey
"We come into this world alone and we leave the same way. The time we spent in between - time spent alive, sharing, learning together... is all that makes life worth living." - Jean Grey
You're cherry-picking to make your point, because that wasn't what anyone was saying. What was being said was that Jean remembers being pregnant with Cable, giving birth to Cable, and raising Cable until he was an adolescent, him coming back into her life first as a fully grown adult and then as a teen.
She has none of that with Rachel. She wasn't involved in raising her. She doesn't remember being pregnant with her or giving birth to her.
"We come into this world alone and we leave the same way. The time we spent in between - time spent alive, sharing, learning together... is all that makes life worth living." - Jean Grey
I'm all for Jean and Rachel getting closer and Jean considering her daughter. But it's true that what she has with Nathan is different and that it makes complete sense for them to have a bigger familial bond.