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That is something we have to remember. We don't really have the full picture of what his life was like prior to Chris. People like to frame him as being a abusive parent given that his other children didn't have a good relationship with him, but it could also easily be that their relationship deteriorated due to their parents getting divorced. We only know so much about who he really was as a person. People are more critical of Barb because they see more negative personality traits within her and how they manifested in Chris. A lot of Bob's mistakes with Chris were more incompetence and an outdated worldview rather than malicious intent.Maybe if we actually knew things about Bob we would be more critical of him.
I know Cole frame him as being abusive and shit human being, but Cole has also been known to talk out of his ass. He talked about how he was going to celebrate Bob's death, but then when he actually did die Cole seemed to actually be upset over it.
At the end of the day I can see that Bob had his flaws, but he doesn't seem super vile or terrible at the same time.
Chris supposedly learned about his niece when David gave him an eye exam back in 2004. The funeral when she was a teenager was to our knowledge the only time he met her.David seems like a nice guy. But I find it a little appalling that Chris only learned of his half nieces existence when she was already a teenager.
I guess he learned the same time Bob did. Rather telling. But extended families can be like that sometimes you never find out things until years later. I'm glad Chris took it well, even if he was gullible enough to fall for the troll pretending to be Savannah.
It is obvious that Bob's other kids had some issues with him given how little they seemed to interact with family before Bob's death. My theory has always been the divorce of their parents, especially since it happened during their teenager years, probably negatively impacted their connection with him. Especially when he then went off and married a piece of trash like Barb and had another children with her despite his age at the time. It is understandable and both sad at the same time.