They just never really got along. John didn’t understand Blaine’s dreams and wishes. And on top of that, John didn’t understand why he likes men when women are right there. Now, many years later, John has outgrown some of his older views, but that still doesn’t take away that John and Blaine are just not compatible.

When Pam left him over a decade ago, so did Blaine in a way. John gives him some money during the holidays and if necessary, they call to discuss business, but that is it. Honestly, if it were up to John, his new wife Michelle didn’t even have to know about Blaine’s existence.

It’s not that John wants to actively erase Blaine from his life, but let’s be honest, he’s just not a part of it anymore and they’re both fine with that.

Michelle doesn’t seem to agree.

John and Michelle married ten years ago and for some reason, Michelle is obsessed with Cooper and Blaine. Cooper is understandable, but why Blaine? Michelle never had children of her own, despite wanting to be a mother, so that is why. But she also doesn’t understand that it isn’t working. She still has the belief of ‘children and parents must always love each other’, but that whole idea is fake. John doesn’t love Blaine. Blaine doesn’t love John. It is how it is.

So Michelle is more invested in Blaine’s life than John. In the beginning of their marriage, Michelle even put a lot of effort in getting to know Blaine and Cooper. She wanted family Christmases (or ‘holidays’ after Cooper’s weird choice to convert to Judaism). She sent them gifts on their birthdays. She called them occasionally.

John made her stop after a while, which probably broke Michelle’s heart, but John knows what’s best.

Still, Michelle hasn’t completely let go. It’s not surprising that she keeps tabs on the social media accounts of the children. She reads Kurt’s newest Firmspring post aloud and for the first time in many years, John wonders if he should call Blaine.

But what to say? What can he do anyway? Blaine has a life and he probably has it under control.

“Johnny, this is terrible!” Michelle says and John can’t believe it when she wipes away a tear.

“Michelle…”

“Really, Johnny! We need to do something.”

“Like what, Michelle? If Blaine wanted us to do something, he would’ve reached out. He knows that we can’t do anything for him.”

John feels for Blaine. Truly. He does not hate his son. John is not heartless. There’s just nothing to do here. John is pretty sure that calling Blaine to offer ‘support’ might make Blaine laugh. He wonders if Cooper knows, but Cooper hasn’t mentioned anything.

See, if Blaine hasn’t even told Cooper, then there’s no reason to believe that Blaine wants John to reach out.

Michelle pushes the phone in John’s hand. “Here, read it yourself. It is terribly heartbreaking!”

John reads the post again and Michelle is right. It is terribly heartbreaking. Yet, there’s nothing substantial that John can do. He leaves a ‘like’ on the post to show them that he’s read it and if they want to talk, then Blaine can call.

The ‘like’ immediately gets buried by the many other ‘likes’.

Well, you can’t say that John did nothing.