Writing From the Inside

I understand and appreciate your candor. This John, during this summer from hell, is not a hugging John, he's not kind, and he's not sweet. That's the way I see him. When he snaps at Sam, he's at his wits end, because Sam's a handful, even if he is sick. And if John's going to deliver discipline in order to teach Dean a lesson about restraint, then he's not going to follow it with a hug. Maybe if Dean had been 10, or younger, but here he's an almost grown up 16. I never saw John on the series as being a hugging type of Dad, either, but that's me, your view is different than mine, which is what makes fandom so cool, because there are so many interpretations.