Maybe selfish was the wrong word - and even if it's not, I agree it's not deliberate. He's just not properly focused on his kids and he needs to be or he's shoring up all sorts of trouble for himself in the future.
Juggling kids and work is incredibly hard and takes a lot of work and organisation. It seems that Dave left that side of things to Rita and is still, to some extent, expecting to have the same freedoms he had when she was around. Like sensiblecat says, he's got a very good support system that's so good, he's taking advantage just a bit.
But then - that's like life, isn't it? And I like that that's what we're being shown; that life and families can be messy and difficult. Even when I want to smack Dave, (and then kiss him all better!) I like that he's not perfect.
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Date: 2010-10-18 10:18 pm (UTC)Juggling kids and work is incredibly hard and takes a lot of work and organisation. It seems that Dave left that side of things to Rita and is still, to some extent, expecting to have the same freedoms he had when she was around. Like
But then - that's like life, isn't it? And I like that that's what we're being shown; that life and families can be messy and difficult. Even when I want to smack Dave, (and then kiss him all better!) I like that he's not perfect.