I really think your John Hart is so in character. He is the bloke who killed Gwen and Jack, but then does something helpful to serve some agenda of his.
I really love Ianto taking control there and sorting out his step kids.
Yeah well I like how Nance has Alice with this thinly veiled hostility toward Ianto, like a stereotypical step kid who doesn't like their Dad's new partner...
I think of Alice as a stepkid who knows very well their parent changes partners like other people change socks. (I had multiple stepfathers and several guys who wandered through that I thought were going to be stepfathers. Some were kinda young.) Part of it is simple disgust at thinking about your parent having sex, part of it is self-defence, because why should you let yourself get attached to this one when he's only going to be there until your parent gets bored? And I love love love playing with Alice and Ianto because I understand her POV about this, and I also see his, trying to be a good quasi-family member because a) Jack loves her, and b) he knows how rough families can be from his own history.
That's really interesting, it explains how you have her be like that, and it is really clear that she thinks all those things. I always think parents who introduce too many partners and expect their kids to take to those partners are really not thinking straight. It's not like they've met a new friend where there is a chance of a few years of knowing them. A new date could last a couple of weeks. Of course you aren't going to get attached.
I love how Ianto is clearly aware of it and awkward, but so patient and nice as well. Also it's sweet how he is with Steven despite being awkward with kids. I totally relate to him, I'm that adult who sits awkwardly in their room whilst they show you the toys, asking stupid adult questions and having no idea what to say!
Some kids can handle the changes okay, but yeah, a lot of them will develop mechanisms to protect themselves from being hurt, and it's not fun to run up against those when you expect to be the person who is going to stay.
I think a lot of adults do this. I'm even like it with my kids at times, though a well-timed, "That's interesting, tell me more" makes up for a lot of having no idea what else to say. :D
It's got to be like Hugh Hefner or Larry King: how do you even attempt to chart out your relationships with the family members from the (many) previous relationships?
I really love Ianto taking control there and sorting out his step kids.
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*may have overthought this whole thing a LOT*
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I love how Ianto is clearly aware of it and awkward, but so patient and nice as well. Also it's sweet how he is with Steven despite being awkward with kids. I totally relate to him, I'm that adult who sits awkwardly in their room whilst they show you the toys, asking stupid adult questions and having no idea what to say!
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I think a lot of adults do this. I'm even like it with my kids at times, though a well-timed, "That's interesting, tell me more" makes up for a lot of having no idea what else to say. :D
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