Thank you! I like to think of it as, what's so great about their relationship is that Rodney thinks he's perfect exactly as he is. I get the sense John wasn't able to be emotionally (or physically) present enough for Nancy, and it seems clear that he and his dad weren't on good terms, and all that jazz, but Rodney -- he's exactly right for Rodney, and Rodney's exactly right for him. *g*