#teendad

Hey, welcome back to GilmoreGirls101 with me, Tatum Drake. If you haven't read my first blog, then you might be a little confused. In every blog, I will be giving my opinions on the characters of the show. I recommend you go check out my first blog, but to start off today, we will be talking about the other half of Rory's DNA. Christopher Hayden, her biological father.

As you may know from my last blog, Lorelai had Rory at the ripe age of 16 and raised her on her own. No parents, no boyfriend, not even friends. Chris and Lorelai were both supposed to have bright futures at Ivy League schools. When Lorelai refused to marry Chris just to be convenient, she left him and started her life on her own.

Throughout the show, Chris becomes a better dad and more involved in every season. He starts off terribly, rarely showing up, and seeing each other for holidays. When he finally does show up, it isn't even for Rory, it is for Lorelai. Although it's a romantic gesture, he's not a good dad. He didn't seem that bothered by leaving his daughter in the dark for the first 16 years of her life. In my opinion, that is who Chris is, he's not a good dad, he's a good boyfriend. Although, Chris has some really questionable moments. I think that's what makes Christopher's character development one of the best in the show. I believe this because he finally realized how much he missed out on. He missed out on Rory's childhood. He missed out on so many of her accomplishments. When Chris had his new baby, Gigi, I think it finally hit Chris. He began going out of his way to have lunch with Rory. I find this admirable, because even though he had made a lot of mistakes, at least he was trying. Towards the last few seasons, I think he really wanted to be Rory's dad and made the effort to make up for lost time. I don't think Lorelai and Chris are meant to be, but I do think Chris is meant to be there for Rory.

Kirk's quote of the day: "I had an imaginary girlfriend for a while when I was young, but she left me".