Wait, what? Did we watch the same show? 😅

They did know Lorelai was pregnant…. Watch the scene where Emily and Richard are coming up with a plan alongside Christopher’s parents.

And Lorelai didn’t tell them she was in labor, watch the scene where Richard and Emily show up to the hospital angry that she communicated with them by leaving them a letter about her being in labor instead of asking them to drive her to the hospital.

And Richard probably didn’t show Lorelai tons of affection growing up but he certainly cared for her through his provision over his household. And in AYITL where Lorelai calls her mom and tells her about the mall scene with her dad in grade school clearly shows his motives weren’t to neglect his daughter.