Sunflower I think that you and I are on the same page here. I mean Jen just started in on Dick because he smoked without him doing anything to her though. Dick is just one of those people that knows how to cut a person down and he just goes right for the jugular (sp). Maybe the reason we see the same way about this sunflower is because we are similar in age, as I am also about the same age as Jen, I believe that she is 23 and I am 24. But she does not act her age. Yes, while Dick dumping the tea on Jen's head was not right, that was a day when Dick and Jen were going at it and then Jen just started making comments about Dani in relation to Kris and then Nick without ever knowing the story. That is an example even no matter how uncalled for it was of Dick trying to protect his child and to try and further her in this game, which are both things that he will do in this game until he is gone and in life as a parent, which it seems to me as though he has not really done for most of her life.
Yep, I think you are right, we are on the same page. Which is exactly why I haven't jumped on the hate Dick bandwagon, who can blame him for trying anything he can to improve their relationship. That being said I wouldn't have handled it the same way, but hey, I'm not him lol. People are always harping non stop on him yet never look at what could very well be the main reasons for his actions, to help his daughter. I still don't think pouring tea on Jen's head was the best way to handle it, and I did get annoyed with him there for that, but it's better he do that than what he probably really wanted to do, it was his daughter being trashed.
The only thing I don't agree with you on is that he didn't do anything but smoke, if I remember right (and I may very well be remembering wrong) he even admitted to the others he blew the smoke directly in her face. I think that was rather petty.
I agree with both of you! I know that any parent, reguardless of how strained the relationship, would jump to the defense of their child... whether we agree with the way he handled it or not, you cannot say that it wasn't something that we all wanted to do! lol
I am a smoker, and I despise RUDE smokers... I go out of my way to avoid non-smokers when I am smoking, I can agree that Dick's actions in this situation were immature and rude...
I am 23 and there is no way that I would have handled any of Dick's remarks in the way that Jen did... she handled them like a pro!
But I do believe that Dick, at heart, is a good guy. He is the typical bad boy, and personally I think that he is sexy as hell, but that is a whole nother rant! lol