The show has ignored two things about Tridges (General)

Not to mention, Thomas' parents had his wife deported and the marriage annulled.

I think Thomas was a means to an end for Taylor. With his birth she got what she wanted.. Ridge could deep down resent Thomas because he is the reason he dumped Brooke. He conveniently wanted his son to have a 2 parent home (Disgusting since he said RJ was young enough he wouldn't know the difference. That is the day I started hating that hypocritical creep). I keep going back to the convo where Ridge said that he should have followed his heart instead of picking the safe choice,

that always bother me about taylor how she screwed over thomas with the shares also ridge is following in eric and stephanie parenting he favors steffy over thomas like they favored him over the rest of their children

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Thomas DID take advantage of Caroline. She was semiconscious and unable to consent when he crawled into bed. The fact that they dated for a cup of coffee before Caroline married Rick didn't give him the right to involve himself in his father's relationship. Thomas was 100% in the wrong.

When Taylor got a hold of shares I believe from Stephanie she gave most or all of it to Steffy. She didn’t give any to Thomas, right? Also, Thomas and Ridge have a sticky history because of Caroline. For the longest time, Ridge believe that Thomas forced himself on Caroline and didn’t want to have anything to do with him. He pretended to be Douglas‘s father. Of course, Thomas dated Caroline first; and, when she got involved with Ridge she was married to Rick. In many ways, Thomas should not have a good relationship with either of his parents. Steffy has always been the favorite child. I wonder why the show never capitalized on that?

Yes, I wonder that too. There should be a lot of resentment from Tom toward his parents favoritism toward Steffy. I have always thought it was because of 2 things, Phoebe died and poor pitiful Steffy lost her twin, AND Steffy is the one that stole Katie's wedding ring and blackmailed Bill to get back the FC shares. Then there is the fact that Steffy was kidnapped as a young child. No matter what, The Taylor and Ridge really do not think much about Tom.

When Taylor got a hold of shares I believe from Stephanie she gave most or all of it to Steffy. She didn’t give any to Thomas, right? Also, Thomas and Ridge have a sticky history because of Caroline. For the longest time, Ridge believe that Thomas forced himself on Caroline and didn’t want to have anything to do with him. He pretended to be Douglas‘s father. Of course, Thomas dated Caroline first; and, when she got involved with Ridge she was married to Rick. In many ways, Thomas should not have a good relationship with either of his parents. Steffy has always been the favorite child. I wonder why the show never capitalized on that?

Such an excellent point!!! Y&R does a much better job with family resentment stories.
B&B seems to want to push this fake Forrester Loyalty narrative at the expense of the real deep messy stories that could fuel years of the show!
It makes me think it was all unintentional and they just thought they had written themselves into a corner and rather than walk through the mud...they just pretend it didn't happen.

The Caroline story is incredible important. The other angle that was just sitting in their lap was using her treatment at the hands of Thomas & Ridge!! That should be fueling a rage in Bill that is lifelong IMO. That poor woman was a very smart, intelligent and vibrant woman. Then, she was completely broken down and destroyed by first the horror of Thomas sleeping with her while she was medicated...then the worlds most stressful pregnancy. Finally, Ridge's decision to force her to lie about Douglas's paternity!!
The writers let the only other powerful female Spencer be wiped off the canvas and she's treated like an afterthought. It's unforgivable....and it should have been a stronger story point.

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When Taylor got a hold of shares I believe from Stephanie she gave most or all of it to Steffy. She didn’t give any to Thomas, right? Also, Thomas and Ridge have a sticky history because of Caroline. For the longest time, Ridge believe that Thomas forced himself on Caroline and didn’t want to have anything to do with him. He pretended to be Douglas‘s father. Of course, Thomas dated Caroline first; and, when she got involved with Ridge she was married to Rick. In many ways, Thomas should not have a good relationship with either of his parents. Steffy has always been the favorite child. I wonder why the show never capitalized on that?

It would’ve been nice if Ridge gave r.j and Tom some shares he is their daddy….why not gift them …….a lot when older pass things along while alive