SUDs - Sheridan Animation 3rd Year Film - 2022 

The way the mother bunny looks so exhausted but still treats her child with respect and love, even if he made a mistake 🥺

God it reminds me of my mom. Its always so heartbreaking to look around and see other mothers being gentle with their childs mistakes knowing you grew up being afraid of making them.

Finally something that doesn't portray daddy issues but with mom. Some people are not lucky enough to have a present mother who cares about you.

I love how they don’t need words to show the emotion in having a bad relationship with your mom and be able to overcome it

As someone who always had problems w her mom, whenever I see a mother and her daughter just…. Bonding or being not toxic to eachother, my brain just doesn’t think that’s normal. Least to say my mom was always pretty dismissive and cold towards me.

The clothing the kids are wearing was a nice subtle touch! The little bunny is allowed to wear a dinosaur suit, expressing themself. The koala clearly likes a more punk style, but in the backstory, she's wearing a pink dress and pearl earrings... probably chosen by her mother. This was a beautiful animation!

Let me say this how can she wipe that whole thick big puddle with one tiny towel and didn't had help. I think thats why that was her worst memory.

i hope the parents watching this know- you're kids WILL remember.

What im seeing her mom was being such judgemental was because she didnt recognize it was her own daughter's shop (from the fact she turned around before the mom can get a really good at her). when she finally notices ans was pushed off. She realizes how disconnected she was from her snd tries to make amends. She tried her push her away so much that caused the mental breakdown. You can tell how scared she was when she frozed fron the hug. But she knew she cant avoid any longer and tries to mend their relationship since the mom looks truely sorry.

It reminds of my mom, and that we've patched up, because even though we're not perfect, we still love each other

When I saw that glass of water hit the floor, I thought so much worse things were gonna happen, which is kind of heartbreaking

3:46 she looked so surprised and confused while her mom is hugging her, i cried- why is it so relatable whyyyy

I don’t know if this was the meaning of your title- but SUDs made me think of the mental health acronym Subjective Units of Destress, which fits the story. Moreover, I like how the mother, when meeting her child in the future, looks at her with sorrowful eyes. Many times with these types of stories where the teen grows away from their strict parent, the parent is scornful and wonders why their child doesn’t visit (unable to see their errors). However, while this Mom still doesn’t understand her child, she knows she’s at fault for how she treated them in the past as she looks at them with eyes full of regret and reaches out to them many a time

Maaaan I felt this so much. No matter how old or independent I get I feels like my mom can walk into my life and have me feel like a child. I'm glad this relationship got a happy ending.

I can relate to this animated short. I have no issues with my mom, but me and my stepdad haven't always got along. However, I realize that deep down, he does care about me too and just doesn't show it like my mom does. But whether it's your mom or father, a stepparent or both, we shouldn't have to feel like our own parents don't like or care about us.

My mom isn't perfect. She never will be. She made mistakes, but she's making up for them. I couldn't be happier about the relationship with my mom now. She was never horrible, but she didn't make all the right decisions when I was younger. Above all, she's always been there for support, she just didn't give it the way I needed for a long time.

STOP THIS MADE ME WANNA CRY

This actually made me cry. It’s just like my mom. Being gentle wasn’t her thing. She wanted to make me a strong warrior. She got it..but the strong warrior was still broken inside, and she didn’t help the warrior when she needed it most. Because she was afraid of getting hurt by the person who made her this way.

omg her skull shirt became a heart shirt at the end!! so cute

Ah the pain of seeing a compassionate mother loving her child and laughing with them, I know it too well 🥲 Love how the mom gently grabs her ear, and for a second she thinks it's out of love, only for her to realize she's just criticizing her... Even without words, that emotion comes across very well, tuggin' at my childhood trauma bro 😂 Wonderful animation and design, 10/10 ❤😊

I love happy endings! 💕💞

1:27 such a cute family

Unfortunately those moms usually don't change, only get worse with age and never feel sorry or regretful. Even when they pretend to love you it's a manipulation to gain something back from you.

My father hugged me for the first time when I was 16, I froze and couldn't do anything but sob. He then said that was the last time he hugged me because I'm ungrateful and don't deserve his attention. He hugged me right after complaining that I was wearing platform boots that MY MOM gave me and saying that my mom's cancer was my fault and I ruined her possibly last time going out in her life(he was screaming at me the whole trip and the whole time we were there). I remember how he always looked at me with disgust since I started expressing myself minimally. I remember him saying nobody would ever love me. I remember him telling me I was a shame to the family because I cried over "just a bird"(my cockatiel) when I was 9. I remember saying I won't get far in life, and even if I do he won't be proud of me because I won't deserve any of that. I remember him saying he doesn't share any family pics because I'm in them and he's ashamed of me. I literally could only cut my hair half as short as I always wanted at fucking 15. I've always wanted short hair. I'm not allowed to cut or dye my hair, have piercings, heavy makeup, baggy clothes or any of that stuff. I'm 17. Fucking 17. And he still won't let me work because apparently I just "want to go out and do shit behind" his back. I still kinda work my way around the clothes stuff and buy them with my own money, but whenever I wear them I'll get shitted on for 4 hours straight on how I disrespect them and have no love at all for them, that they never did me wrong for me to be this cold to them. They abused me my whole life. He threatened to t0rtvr3 me for something that wasn't even my choice.

I appreciate that the mom wasn't depicted as wholly evil, rather severely strict and emotionally unavailable, as that is the more common attitude they have. I think it adds to the confusing emotions, as while her mother was strict, she wasn't irredeemably cruel, and I imagine that would make it harder to deal with, because you might even feel guilty for resenting your parents, believing that, since you weren't horrifically abused like other victims, you aren't allowed to feel resentment. Maybe a small part of the protagonist thought that she was unfair towards her mother for being angry at her, and that her mother wasn't all that bad, and yet this doubt conflicts with her trauma over the mother's treatment of her. The protagonist was right in her emotions, and that moment of reconciliation was her mother meant the protagonist was acknowledging the hurt, while realising there was a way to right the pain. A slow but steady healing process, assuming the mother is willing to keep it up.

Amazing communication through body language, a tough thing to pull off with no real spoken dialogue. Love the colors and the mood the music adds too! Great work!

This is actually the most relatable animation I’ve ever seen in my life. As a person with a similar aesthetic as the protagonist and has the fear of making mistakes because of my mom, I was mesmerized by this masterpiece.

belts with the metal rings hurt a lot more then paper towels... I truly hope more people have better childhoods then homecell, hang on to those family's and freinships n stuff hard to repair some of them but if its not impossible ~♡

Animation! Telling a story with no words! This is why I want to become an animator and your work is truly beautiful. I love the way you gave some lines life! The way we could understand the story with no words, every frame being planned and everything having detail with no words like the characters. ❤❤❤

this reminds me so much of the relationship i have with my mom, things were really rocky between us during my childhood but as i’ve gotten older, we’ve gotten better at understanding each other, we’re far from perfect but it makes me happy to be closer to her now

I love this so much...IV been watching it on repeat. My favorite part is the mother seeing her daughter and checking her earrings out and tugging on them. Not sure why she was doing that? 🤔. They are very similar to her own just black and shorter

3:45 I love this part.

This environment is so beautiful, and the characters are so cute and well animated

so heartbreaking... this made me cry alot..

This almost made me cry

My real mom yes she was never really there to care with me. She left. She took her drugs. She did not care for my health and my well-being when I was born so I can relate to this animation. omg thanks for 19 likes that means a lot 🥹 OMG MY COMMENT WAS HIGHLIGTED!!!!!!!!!!!

I can relate bc my mom calls me names and gets mad really easy so I cry a lot and idk how to make it better so the only way I’m really happy is when at school or with my bf

It’s just really sad to me that so many people have gone through the same thing, that it became an integral part of childhood to be afraid of parents and mistakes

This animation is so adorable

This would have to be the best animation I have ever seen, the two relationships between the mother and the child working out at the end really warmed my heart 10/10 on the animation

My mom abused me for a while. The part where the mom takes the one bottle to put back, but the other grabs it, I felt that deeply for an experience. For me, it gave me the same feelings from when I was finally free for a little bit of her wrath, she forced herself back into my life. Not only that, but trying to "make up for it" with actions but not actual words or taking responsibility for the effect she actually caused. Then theres me grabbing back at the bottle, like thats my life, you are not allowed anywhere near any part of it no matter how small or minor it is, you cannot just push yourself onto me to make up for the past. Her tugging back it would be all the chances I gave her to actually do something, let me do therapy, support my identity, etc, her tugging back is her denying and taking away whats mine, to turn it into hers, how she wants it, how she wants me to be. She had every chance to be an actual mother. I gave her more chances than anyone else ever would have. You do not get to choose whether or not I forgive you or want you in my life. Then that bottle that falls, it would be her reason to snap back again at me, that thats what happens because I wont accept anything from her. Manipulate me that without her, my life is terrible basically. I personally will never forgive her or want anything ever from her ever again. She was the only parent I had, because she forced my father out of my life from how abusive she is that he had to escape too. I went to the mental hospital at 14, for my own attempt because of her. a week later I came home and she flushed away 3 months of anti- depressants down the toilet and called my doctor and lied saying I was doing yoga exercises and "essential oils" and to remove my prescription. For anti depressants. Because they "changed me." and "made me look terrible all the time, always breaking out and redness" and that "its not like its helping you anyway" I truly cannot wait for the day she is gone. Sometimes I hope she gets in an accident where shes forced to suffer till her end. She ruined her life as a kid and decided to ruin her kids life too. I have severe brain damage thats permanent for the rest of my life because of her. I have body injuries that will never heal, aches and pains that will never go away, because of her. I hate her. I hate her with everything I have and more.

I had tears In my eyes and I cried when I wrote this😢

This is so heartfelt! I think it's a good message that you don't have to change yourself, but you can still understand someone else and meet them halfway, whether you're the kid or the parent.

broo i love how her shrt gos as a heart at the end

If only all it took was such a thing to mend relationships. I'm still upset with all the pain my mom caused ad knowing she doesn't think she did anything wrong, or said "Okay, I'm a "bad" mom, so what." Still makes things almost irreparable. Couldn't even go to my Nana's funeral with that side of the family.

I like that the bunny mom still has her kid help her clean up the mess. I think that's great detail because there are parents who show no care or punishment for their kid's mistakes at all. The child cleaning up their mess still teaches them what they did wrong and that they need to help fix their mistake, and the bunny mom does it in a way that's not scary.

so pretty. and very smooth

This honestly makes me think of how I was treated and (probably) tricked in a sense to make me think I had a happier childhood than I did- it’s sad how much this speaks to me

Man this hurt. My relationship with my mother has always been... complicated so I really appreciate this short film!

Aww So Wholesome 🎖️🎖️🎖️🎖️🎖️ 💕💕💕💕💕

100% honest? Absolutely stunning all around, it made me cry because I had a tough relationship with my own mom growing up. Good work!!!

THIS MADE ME CRY! SO MUCH EMOTION AND BEAUTIFUL TOO

I'm crying

I always watched animations but I kinda stopped due to depression. This short is getting me back into it!

If only parents were actually like this.

i really like the art for this

Am I the only one who cried at this animation??, I was always afraid that the relationship with my mother would be like this... 😭❤

That looks very interesting so amazing you were incredible

This got me crying so much. im always worrying about what others think and not what I think and always end up hurting myself. Ty for the reminder of God's love ♥️

I’m just glad they made up and the mom realized her wrong

I loved it a lot. It was very sad. It was more happier. You did very good. Keep it up.😊

This is amazing and cute i cryed at the end plus it kinda reminds me of me and my step mom

Oh my gosh i remembered i loved this animation!

How is this one year old with such fresh comments

I just wanna appreciate the world building of her little business i love it sm and it being named back wash is do funny

I enjoy new topics on RU-vid and fresh new animations from beginning artists vs long time experience ones. I love this film now.

Este video nos demuestra una lección... Ay que querrér a nuestro hijos por lo que son.. Por lo que nosotros querremos qué sean por que ellos son únicos y especiales a su manera de ser.

even though its hard to make me smile but easy to make me cry, this put a smile on my face when the girl gained her relation with her mom back

Важно в семье - это понимать друг друга и исправить ошибки, иначе это разобьёт отношения с членами семьи... Автору этого мульта, ламповый респект❤

I love the animation but honestly these people don't change like that because they saw their child cry, I know from experience

It didn't really feel like the mom improved as a person so I really don't think the daughter should've given her anymore chances :\ the mom just seemed like a huge asshole and if the daughter keeps her in her life she'll probably just get hurt more

I was so identificated with this Animation

Beautiful job on this and such a sweet story

I wish it was that easy... I mean, maybe it is for some people idk. Loved the animation

Sometimes when i see other moms whom are gentle and kind ya know A MOM I get envious because its not how my mom was this reminded me somewhat of my own mother i was not ready to heal even the daughter dresses like me and shi. Atleast it means others have went thru this and felt like a disappointment especially the piercing tug part I've felt that way to many times

I'm in tears...

minha mãe uma época teve uma loja online na qual ela vendia roupas. Pra enviar para as clientes ela passava um perfume, um dia ela pediu para eu alcançar o perfume, eu peguei pela tampa e a garrafa mesmo sendo de plástico caiu no chão e quebrou, ela gritou e me obrigou a colocar o liquido do perfume num copo, como? pegando o liquido com uma colher do chão, eu chorei em silencio e mesmo ela vendo ela não ligou, essa animação além de linda tem um significado muito forte

I love this animation soo much. I can't relate to it but the video was wholesome❤❤❤❤❤

It hurts to see this because I have a parent or two that I'm always afraid of upsetting, and I don't think that will ever change, but this gives me hope that one day my situation can get better, and at least other people can have that rekindling.

yo im tearing up over this, i understand this too well omg. and the phone part, jeeez, this was amazing i loved it

damn. this made me cry.

Well done!!

Here’s proof parents kids can and will remember

I was waiting for something more aggressive, but is so beautiful and well portrayed too!!

Heartwarming short😭. I wouldn't wash my clothes at a place called Back Wash love that name choice though 😆

this had no reason to make me cry like it did 😭❤❤❤❤

This hits really hard- I haven’t really gotten to the point in my relationship with my mother where it’s getting better. She thinks we have a good bond but we really don’t.

ABSOLUTELY AMAZING 🥺

Distance makes the heart grow fonder

Bro they gotta get better caps for the laundry detergent or whatever because they are spilling it left and right 😭

I really loved this. Both of my parents were emotionally reactive, which is why I emotionally read people without even trying or thinking about it. Honestly, I believe it’s one of my greatest strengths, I use it for my job everyday. My mom and I are pretty close. She can be a bit judgmental. But it’s getting better and I’ve been talking to her about what I remember from childhood, I can tell it makes her sad that certain things she did resulted into me having anxiety, PTSD, RSD, ADHD all the D’s lol

If your in a argument with your mom, She still will love you forever.

Damn that is a sad story, and feels relatable from what I have seen happen with other kids.

I luv it!

I absolutely love this video!!!!

This is beautiful. Well done!

My mother has always been too flematic, so when she was angry she was always too harsh and violent, when she was happy she was too smothering and loud It has always been tough, but growing up I realize thats her human imperfections you know

This is Beautifully Amazing 😢😊

Some people aren’t lucky enough to have a good relationship with their mother. Glad they made up, sometimes you can’t or repair damage that was done

My mom was like this. She would make me feel so useless and dumb for my mistakes, but she would get mad if I corrected her about something politely. I would always fear that if I did the tines thing wrong, she would yell at me. We would argue so much because I was done, and I wanted her to see how she talked to me, but she would just pull off the "I could be so much worse." When we were having a good time, I would always say something she didn't like to ruin it. Stuff like different options or something she thinks is weird. She is the reason I hate the words "Common Sense" and "You are so useless right now." I would tell you some other stuff she did, but if I did, this would be way too long. We are still like this, by the way, but we are trying. At least, I think she is.