Kenny Coyote
Telly Talk Star
These were some of the things that most distinctly highlighted the difference between the image Bobby claimed to live up to and the reality of how he lived. There was a canyon sized gap between the perception Bobby wanted people to have of him and reality.
Bobby buying Christopher wasn't so bad, but trying to keep what he thought was his own brother's baby and raise it as if it were his own? That was on the other side of the canyon between who Bobby claimed to be and reality.
JR could very easily have taken Christopher when he found out Christopher was (supposedly) his and there isn't a damn thing Bob could have done about it. JR tried to be generous though. He saw Bobby and especially Pam desperately wanted a baby and for the sake of his brother, was ready to make an incredibly generous offer. The offer was that since JR and Sue Ellen already had John Ross, but Bobby and Pam were childless, JR was going to let them raise Christopher as their own!
If JR was going to do all that for Bobby, he wanted some token of appreciation shown in return but it wasn't much - he just wanted Bobby to vote his way for the next few months until Jock's will was read. It was so little to ask for in exchange for such a huge favor, that it was really just a token request by JR for Bobby to show some gratitude and get a little something in return for all he as doing for Bobby.
Bobby's reaction was to question why he should do anything at all in return for such a magnanimous gesture! Bobby thought he was so superior to other people that he felt entitled to have people do favors like this for him without doing anything at all in return. When Jock said Bobby was spoiled rotten, he wasn't exaggerating! Bobby really didn't understand anything about a give and take relationship. Bob's idea of one was that Bob did all the taking and his brother did all the giving!
The depth of Bob's mind was shown upon finding out that unknown to any of them, Christopher wasn't JR's son. JR had certainly thought Christopher was his. When Bobby found out that Kristen had lost JR's baby, Bobby reacted by telling JR: "You're scum"! Then he punched JR. Yet somehow being willing to steal his own brother's baby is alright?
Bobby even accused JR of "blackmail." Blackmail??? No, Bob, it's called reciprocation - someone does something good for you and you do something good in return. Blackmail is: "You have to do what I want or I'll reveal something about you that will hurt you." In blackmail there is basically no choice.
Here, Bobby had all the choice in the world! JR wasn't pressuring him. He was saying, if it would mean that much to you and Pam, I'll make that sacrifice for you; I'd just like a small favor in return.
There's a saying: "No good deed does unpunished."
Bobby buying Christopher wasn't so bad, but trying to keep what he thought was his own brother's baby and raise it as if it were his own? That was on the other side of the canyon between who Bobby claimed to be and reality.
JR could very easily have taken Christopher when he found out Christopher was (supposedly) his and there isn't a damn thing Bob could have done about it. JR tried to be generous though. He saw Bobby and especially Pam desperately wanted a baby and for the sake of his brother, was ready to make an incredibly generous offer. The offer was that since JR and Sue Ellen already had John Ross, but Bobby and Pam were childless, JR was going to let them raise Christopher as their own!
If JR was going to do all that for Bobby, he wanted some token of appreciation shown in return but it wasn't much - he just wanted Bobby to vote his way for the next few months until Jock's will was read. It was so little to ask for in exchange for such a huge favor, that it was really just a token request by JR for Bobby to show some gratitude and get a little something in return for all he as doing for Bobby.
Bobby's reaction was to question why he should do anything at all in return for such a magnanimous gesture! Bobby thought he was so superior to other people that he felt entitled to have people do favors like this for him without doing anything at all in return. When Jock said Bobby was spoiled rotten, he wasn't exaggerating! Bobby really didn't understand anything about a give and take relationship. Bob's idea of one was that Bob did all the taking and his brother did all the giving!
The depth of Bob's mind was shown upon finding out that unknown to any of them, Christopher wasn't JR's son. JR had certainly thought Christopher was his. When Bobby found out that Kristen had lost JR's baby, Bobby reacted by telling JR: "You're scum"! Then he punched JR. Yet somehow being willing to steal his own brother's baby is alright?
Bobby even accused JR of "blackmail." Blackmail??? No, Bob, it's called reciprocation - someone does something good for you and you do something good in return. Blackmail is: "You have to do what I want or I'll reveal something about you that will hurt you." In blackmail there is basically no choice.
Here, Bobby had all the choice in the world! JR wasn't pressuring him. He was saying, if it would mean that much to you and Pam, I'll make that sacrifice for you; I'd just like a small favor in return.
There's a saying: "No good deed does unpunished."
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