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I'm not sure about that to be honest. His relationship with the other Robins feels considerably different from the one he shares with Damian. For starters he always seems to treat the Robins more like partners or "sidekicks" rather than actual sons. There's also the fact that the other Robins seem to think of him as more of a friend and something of a father figure at best.

With Damian, he KNOWS he is Bruce's biological son and feels more entitled to him than probably the other Robins do. I also doubt (and anyone is free to correct me on this) that the other Robins expected him to be more a father to them, whereas Damian does. Therefore he expects Bruce to see him more as his own flesh and blood, not as just another troubled kid he took in who needs repair, and therein lies the disconnect.

Bruce may have *some* experience with raising a child, but he hasn't really learned to connect with Damian on a more personal and emotional level, and I think--from what I've read so far--is where the problem lies. This isn't to say he isn't trying, cause he is. But he needs to do more than just acknowledge that Damian is his son and that he needs to be there for him, he also needs to be emotionally available and to him as well. Damian needs to feel like he has a father that he can confide in and rely on. Right now he has Batman for a father, and Batman puts his war on crime first, Damian second. Hence my "he needs to unlearn being Batman" comment. Right now he doesn't *see* himself as a mortal man with a beating heart inside of him. He sees himself as a powerful threat that criminals fear and has dehumanised himself as a result.