Katie's Mother and Father

Katie's mother is more cultural and old-fashioned. She frowns upon her daughters if they do something she does not approve of. For example; when Katie was talking about the Ainu people, she mentioned that she and Lynn drew moustaches on themselves, everyday for two weeks. During that period of time, Katie said that her mother was "so upset she had to lay down". This proves that her mom expects so highly of her children and will get disappointed when they do something they're not supposed to. Katie's mom seems to be the kind of parent that teaches their children about right and wrong.

Katie's father is quite, like she mentioned. In that sense, he's not really the type to scold. "He's proud of us no matter what we do", as Katie pointed out. Her dad doesn't seem to really care if his daughters aren't feminine like their mother would expect. He does whatever it takes to make Katie and Lynn happy, and it doesn't really matter to him if whatever makes them happy is silly in his wife's eyes. Even though at times he thinks what his daughters do is impolite or wrong, he doesn't yell or raise his voice just the tiniest bit. He's more of the calm type, and he teaches his children to never overreact at certain things.