#apparently athena has the least amout of parental issues her mom was tough on her & on bobby at first but comparatively that's nothing

[ayyynne]

Can we talk about how yes, Bobby is breaking some generational trauma by not being his dad. And even if that complete break didn't happen until he lost his family, until he focused on sobriety, and until he came to LA. There were cracks. Fractures. He was trying. He had been to rehab once. He didn't drink in front of his kids. He sheltered them from it. Maybe he thought that if he couldn't stop himself, he could at least protect his kids from it. Then it all came crashing down.

But somehow, by some twist of fate he got to try again. To ensure that Harry, and May were going to be okay. That Buck, who we obviously know he sees as a son, has a father figure to lean on. That his whole 118 family can rely on him the way he could never rely on his dad.

The 118 has a whole bunch of daddy issues. Chim's dad is physically and emotionally absent. Philip Buckley is slightly better than his wife but that's not saying much. Hen's dad left. Eddie's dad had Eddie acting as the man of the house when he was just a child. Maybe Ravi's dad was okay? I dunno.

Bobby embodies the Dad role every shift, every backyard BBQ, every visit to one of his own in the hospital (including hospital room weddings), every piece of advice he gives them. He is their dad. He's breaking the generation trauma of bad and absent fathers for the Buckley-Han family, the Wilson kids, the Buckley-Diaz family, and his son Buck.

Maybe if Tommy didn't transfer to Harbor, Bobby could've helped him heal from his daddy issues that Lou created for his character