Talk:Bumi/@comment-76.14.90.17-20120612145639/@comment-76.199.67.182-20120613005414

Yes! Exactly! I'm sure Katara and Aang encouraged Bumi to pursue all kinds of martial arts or develop skills or talents he possessed. Now there's theories that Katara would be busy teaching Kya waterbending and Aang busy teaching Tenzin airbending that they would neglect Bumi...really? I highly doubt Katara would allow Bumi to be left on the side and Aang would definitely balance teaching Tenzin and having fun with all his kids. Remember that Aang didn't have to be at every criminal trial--he was only at Yakone's because he felt Yakone was a big threat (proved after conviction of bloodbending). The help of the Metalbenders, Chief Bei Fong, and the council members (Sokka) back then Most likely allowed Aang to relax when it came to matters of Republic City. Since the Avatar keeps balance around the world, I'm sure the whole family would travel together on Appa everywhere when issues in some places weren't too unsafe to bring the kids along. Then there's the thinking Bumi was tortured or bullied for being the nonbender in his prestigeous bending family. Well, by who? Even if he was bullied, would Katara stand for that? Then of course the possibility of family traveling allows the kids to have a network of all kinds of friends from the Four Nations. I'm sure Bumi had a good amount of friends who would fend for him. Sure, this whole thing is a list of assumptions, but they're not too far-fetched.