...No, Brenda's dad is dead, and her mom hasn't been dead for as many years as "when I was little" implies (less than five, I thought). Also, THERE ARE OTHER STATES OF FEMALE FINGERNAIL THAN PAINTED PINK, GODDAMN. I always thought of Brenda as a chewed-to-the-quick girl.
YES THIS. And also, why is her hair all floofy? Why has she been portrayed as an immature bitch through this entire backup? Is anyone else as bothered by how Sturges writes Brenda, or am I just crazy? Because oh my lord it angers me and I'm not sure if I'm just being super-touchy or not xD