I think he had a little rebellious streak in him before, but his dad and brother kind of kept him grounded. he had never dealth with that kind of grief before and a few years later, james was gone off in the military. so down the rabbit hole he went.
He would probably agree on some level though I think kids freak him out a little bit JUST in the way that it applies to him someday having rugrats of his own.
I don't use those things but I can totally get behind setting it up, ahah. I've been out of the RP world for a minute. Last time I REALLY played, AIM was still a thing.. RIP