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Ameriganastan wrote:

Constaniana wrote:The twist is that Sokka had a long, happy marriage to Suki and that all their kids turned out great without daddy issues of any sort.

That would be a nice change of pace.

Ameriganastan wrote:

Constaniana wrote:The twist is that Sokka had a long, happy marriage to Suki and that all their kids turned out great without daddy issues of any sort.

That would be a nice change of pace.

Constaniana wrote:

Ameriganastan wrote:That would be a nice change of pace.

Wouldn't it? I know great people aren't perfect, and Aang not being a perfect father is kinda understandable with the amount of stuff the Avatar would have to be dealing with, but I don't want every character from the old series to be an awful parent.

Constaniana wrote:

Ameriganastan wrote:That would be a nice change of pace.

Wouldn't it? I know great people aren't perfect, and Aang not being a perfect father is kinda understandable with the amount of stuff the Avatar would have to be dealing with, but I don't want every character from the old series to be an awful parent.

Ameriganastan wrote:

Constaniana wrote:Wouldn't it? I know great people aren't perfect, and Aang not being a perfect father is kinda understandable with the amount of stuff the Avatar would have to be dealing with, but I don't want every character from the old series to be an awful parent.

I think the only awful parent we've heard of is Toph.

Ionian Knights wrote:

Ameriganastan wrote:I think the only awful parent we've heard of is Toph.

Aang favored Tenzin over Bumi and (the girl)

The Flood wrote:

Marcurix wrote:I wonder, what authority you think that is?

"How dare you defy your avatar?!"

United States of Natan wrote:

Ionian Knights wrote:
Aang favored Tenzin over Bumi and (the girl)

Kya? and that was because Bumi was a non-bender. Kya, as a waterbender, got plenty of attention from Katara.

Jaslandia wrote:Guys, can't you see? TLA and LoK are pushing an anti-parent agenda!

Aang's parents: Never seen
Toph's parents: Over-protective
Katara and Sokka's parents: One died, the other was away in a war
Lin and Suyin's parents: Didn't know their dads, and their mom was crooked cop that let her children get away with everything
Korra's parents: Dad was arrested
Tonraq and Unalaq's parent: Dad banished his own son
Tenzin, Bumi, and Kya's parents: Dad focused on one of his children while neglecting the others

Isn't it obvious? Nick is trying to destroy the family!
[Yes, that was all jocular. I know the actual context, I'm just kidding.]

But seriously, the Avatar universe has a long tradition of bad or absentee parenting. Of course, so does the real world...

Marcurix wrote:

United States of Natan wrote:Kya? and that was because Bumi was a non-bender. Kya, as a waterbender, got plenty of attention from Katara.

that's still pretty bad when one parent clearly favors a sibling.

Lazssia wrote:

Marcurix wrote:
that's still pretty bad when one parent clearly favors a sibling.

Man, childhood must've been rough lil' Bumi.

Ionian Knights wrote:

Lazssia wrote:Man, childhood must've been rough lil' Bumi.

He then hung out with Sokka and became batshit crazy.

Lazssia wrote:

Marcurix wrote:
that's still pretty bad when one parent clearly favors a sibling.

Man, childhood must've been rough lil' Bumi.

Marcurix wrote:

Lazssia wrote:Man, childhood must've been rough lil' Bumi.

Probably, when you think that Aang spent a lot of time training Tenzin and Kya probably had a special connection with Katara through water-bending (and being a girl and all but moving on) Bumi probably felt very left out and lonely at times.

The Flood wrote:What if Bumi didn't gain airbending powers from Harmonic Convergeance; what if he actually had them all along and didn't know?

I mean, supposedly, all members of the Air Nation were benders, so why would Aang's children have been any different? They should have all been either waterbenders or airbenders.

The Flood wrote:What if Bumi didn't gain airbending powers from Harmonic Convergeance; what if he actually had them all along and didn't know?

I mean, supposedly, all members of the Air Nation were benders, so why would Aang's children have been any different? They should have all been either waterbenders or airbenders.

Adab wrote:That's a good idea. Does that mean that Kya (Aang's daughter) is actually an airbender too?

Adab wrote:

The Flood wrote:What if Bumi didn't gain airbending powers from Harmonic Convergeance; what if he actually had them all along and didn't know?

I mean, supposedly, all members of the Air Nation were benders, so why would Aang's children have been any different? They should have all been either waterbenders or airbenders.

1. That's a good idea. Does that mean that Kya (Aang's daughter) is actually an airbender too?

2. Anyway, I feel somewhat disappointed by Toph. I thought she always stood for justice, until she tried to cover up her daughter's crime and destroyed the police report. I know that she didn't want to have a daughter in jail, that, she felt guilty about it afterwards and resigned as Chief of Police, but still...

Ameriganastan wrote:

Adab wrote:That's a good idea. Does that mean that Kya (Aang's daughter) is actually an airbender too?

One element per regular bender, dude.

Auzkhia wrote:

Ameriganastan wrote:One element per regular bender, dude.

What if someone was born with the ability to bend two elements? A demi-Avatar, if you will.

Ameriganastan wrote:

Auzkhia wrote:What if someone was born with the ability to bend two elements? A demi-Avatar, if you will.

Then that would be crappy writing.

Auzkhia wrote:

Ameriganastan wrote:Then that would be crappy writing.

But, I thought it was interesting to think about, really.

Adab wrote:

The Flood wrote:What if Bumi didn't gain airbending powers from Harmonic Convergeance; what if he actually had them all along and didn't know?
I mean, supposedly, all members of the Air Nation were benders, so why would Aang's children have been any different? They should have all been either waterbenders or airbenders.

That's a good idea. Does that mean that Kya (Aang's daughter) is actually an airbender too?
Anyway, I feel somewhat disappointed by Toph. I thought she always stood for justice, until she tried to cover up her daughter's crime and destroyed the police report. I know that she didn't want to have a daughter in jail, that, she felt guilty about it afterwards and resigned as Chief of Police, but still...