>> although I fully understand that John was a deeply damaged man, some of the ways he treated the boys was unforgivable to my mind. <<
Agreed. If a parent can't provide proper care for their children, it is their responsibility to find someone else who can. John was free to focus on hunting, but it was not okay for him to drag along two small children and grossly neglect them.
>>Bobby, on the other hand, stepped into the void created by John and in his own blunt and unsentimental way, became a brilliant father figure to Sam and Dean. His assessment ‘I adopted two boys and they grew up heroes’ says everything to me about Bobby’s relationship with the Winchesters. <<
Well said.
>>my friends are and always have been the most important people in my life <<
I think that's true for a majority of people in fandom, though reasons may differ.
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Date: 2025-01-15 11:54 pm (UTC)Agreed. If a parent can't provide proper care for their children, it is their responsibility to find someone else who can. John was free to focus on hunting, but it was not okay for him to drag along two small children and grossly neglect them.
>>Bobby, on the other hand, stepped into the void created by John and in his own blunt and unsentimental way, became a brilliant father figure to Sam and Dean. His assessment ‘I adopted two boys and they grew up heroes’ says everything to me about Bobby’s relationship with the Winchesters. <<
Well said.
>>my friends are and always have been the most important people in my life <<
I think that's true for a majority of people in fandom, though reasons may differ.