I don't think John is a bad father at all. I think he... prioritises badly because he's so caught up in his grief initially and after a while can't see a way clear of it. I think maybe if someone very early on had been like, "Stop, this isn't good for you or your boys" then maybe there would've been a chance but he most likely cut everyone out of his life that would've been capable of doing that, surrounding himself with like-minded people who wouldn't tell him no or stop.
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Date: 2008-10-14 09:22 pm (UTC)*thoughtful*