User blog:Zman12346/My theory about Lynn Loud and why she isn't very friendly. (Was Lynn bullied when she was younger)

It is shown in many episodes that Lynn Jr Loud is among the less friendly of Lincoln's siblings. She very rarely if, ever has a positive interaction with Lincoln (Who I personally believe to be a saintly saint and the best brother anyone could ask for) or any of the other sisters. She is often pushed to the background like Leni and for the most part ignores most of the other characters, or only has a minor appearance (e.g:"Intern for the worst" ) Episodes where she does take an active part in the plot tend to be when she is at her worst such as "Lynner takes all" and "No such Luck" (easily one of the most hated episodes of the show). She is so desperate to succeed that she puts herself before even her loved ones, and when she does not succeed is desperate for a scapegoat to put the blame on(the conflict that led to no such luck)

Yet I have a theory as to why Lynn's behavior is like this. A theory that begins with how Lynn Jr, the only child in the Loud family lucky enough to be named after one of her parents (A very high honor considering she is named after her dad and not her mom even though she is a girl) was once a much kinder and gentler girl who was much closer with her siblings than she is now.

We saw in the episode "The Whole Picture" that one of Lincoln's favorite memories (And that's a big statement because he seemed to really treasure all his photos) was the one with him and Lynn in the bathtub together. Now you might just say that because the Loud House is a big family, sometimes two kids need to share a bath. But other episodes show that when each child (including Lincoln) whishes to do anything in the toilet whether it be taking a bath, using the toilet or just putting on makeup (As Lori did in the episode "Change of heart" to try and look like Leni) they usually ask for complete privacy. Lincoln must have therefore, been really close to Lynn back then to let her share the tub with him. I daresay that his feelings then might even have bordered on incest, since when Lincoln was younger the family was probably smaller (Perhaps by then the younger siblings like Lisa and Lily hadn't been born yet) and there would be easily enough space to let just one family member use the bathroom at a time (ane even in episodes that take place in the present, one toilet seems enough to let the family members use it for their private needs one at a time.).

Contrast this intimate closeness (the smiles on younger Lincoln and Lynn's faces really showed how they enjoyed each other's company) to how Lynn treats Lincoln in the present day. In "Space Invader" he was very reluctant to let Lynn into his room (And probably partly done because he was afraid of Lynn, as he was in "No such Luck" except this time Lynn wasn't threatening him with a bat). And when Lynn got into his room, after just one night he was battling to get her out of his room by any means necessary. He even went as far as to spend the night in the bathroom just to be away from Lynn. Throughout the rest of the episode, Lynn's behavior towards her brother wasn't exactly the best either. Throwing the ball at him when he wasn't ready, tackling him to the ground and giving him "Dutch ovens" (Farting in his face deliberately). Lynn should have been a little more grateful to the brother who let her use his room (Which by the way is a very small room not meant to fit two people). And this behavior towards the brother she seemed so close to back in the past (remember the photo of the bathtub) carried over to many other episodes.

The only two episodes where Lynn was really nice to Lincoln I can think off were "The Loudest Yard" and "Hand me Downer" but in the former, she was ready to stand and let Lincoln be mercilessly beaten by the angry mob of players (Even though it was shown earlier in the same episode that she could intimidate the other players very easily if she wanted to and therefore she had no excuse not to step in and help save Lincoln) and in the latter, Lincoln spent the majority of the episode paranoid about the horrible things Lynn was going to do to him once she found out what he was doing, showing he really doesn't trust Lynn very much.

Something must have happened to Lynn between the time Younger Lincoln shared his bathtub with her, and now. Something that distanced Lynn from not just Lincoln but the other sisters (Since she doesn't exactly have very much screentime interacting with them, and prefers to spend the time with her sports team or other outsiders instead) and made her not want very much to do with her family anymore.

I don't think this is Lincoln's fault, since it is shown that even when his sisters are asking him nicely for a favor instead of threatening him (which is rare) he is still more than willing to help and ask for nothing in return, even if this means he will take the blame instead for something he didn't do (In "sleuth of consaquences" when he stood up for Lucy and didn't get to go to the comic con). I also do not think the other sisters are to blame either since for the most part despite occasional bickering, the family seems close enough to help each other when the situation gets tough for one of them ("Project Loud House" and " Cover girls" are good examples of this).

Instead I think that sometime in the past, Lynn was bullied very badly. Whether at school, in her sports team or somewhere else. Her other siblings must not have seen her being bullied, and Lynn probably tried to hide the bullying away from her family. This may explain why Lynn prefers to avoid her family quite a lot, since she is afraid of revealing the truth to them.

Lynn may have been bullied for either not winning enough sports games, or for being the only girl on a team full of boys. Either would be a plausible assumption, since Lynn does seem to act very tomboyishly (Making Lana, the other tomboy in the family look girly in comparison) with her roughousing, way of talking and love of sports.

In the episode "One of the boys", Lincoln imagined each of his brothers to have a personality very similary to Lynn with their lack of hygiene, and other personality traits (to quote "MRENTER": Lincoln didn't have ten brother's in that episode. He has ten Lynn's). And in the episode "Back in Black" Lynn told Lucy to talk about sports since "Boy's really like sports".

Or if Lynn was bullied for not winning enough games, this may explain why she acts the way she does in the episodes where winning is all that seems to matter to her ("Lynner takes all" and "No such Luck") and why she came to believe in something as silly as superstition and luck. A line Lynn says to herself when she is out of earshot of her siblings is "You wanna lose Lynn? You wanna be the mayor of losertown?". She is so desperate to motivate herself that she is directly insulting herself. And over the years, even after she was made captain of many sports teams and became the most athletic member of her family, Lynn's Inferiority-superiority complex never lessened, and she continued to rub her victories in other people's faces whether it be calling them bad names (She called Lincoln "Milkon" when she chugged milk faster than him) or worse (Such as making confetti out of her sibling's homework, and by writing the word loser on their foreheads).

And that brings us to the final point. Lynn is named after her father. Even though I like Mr Loud, I still do not believe he is the best or most responsible parent (In "No such Luck" I think it's a bit unfair he threw Lincoln out the house). He was probably stricter with Lynn than the others, pushing her to succeed and be just like what he wanted himself to be (He wanted Lincoln to be a professional athlete so badly in "The loudest yard" that he made his son go to a very difficult game he was not ready for and had no talent in. And he probably did the same to Lynn at one point or another). Mr Loud was probably a bit of a soccer dad, and when he saw that none of the other siblings were going to become the great athlete he wanted them to be (none of the older siblings older than Lynn show that much interest in sport) he pushed all his pressure onto Lynn. This in turn made Lynn a very good athlete, but probably also a very sore loser since it meant she always had to fear her father's dissapointment as well as the bullying everytime she lost a game.

Lori has had many episodes that show that despite her bossy and stuck up attitude, she still really needs and loves her family and they need her help (Such as "Garage banned" and "No guts no Lori")  and even episodes that show she carries this niceness to even outsiders she might not seem the most fond about but for whom she still appreciates the nice things they've done to her ("A fair to remember" and "Change of heart" both have her acknowledging that Clyde is a pretty nice guy). Leni has had episodes that show she isn't a complete airhead and that her nice heart makes up for any shortcomings that might hamper her ("Along came a sister", "One Flu over the Loud house" and "No Spoilers") Lana and Lola both have many episodes to show how greatly they appreciate their older brother's hard work for them and how he is the glue holding them together despite their differences. Luna has also had similar episodes showing off how she will never put her dreams of rock'n roll above her family's well being and will always opt to stay with them no matter the temptation of leaving might be  ("House Music")

Now it is Lynn's turn. A trip to Dr Lopez might do our little tomboy some good if the bad memories of before she became  a sports captain with all the respect and talent she is now, are still hautning her. Perhaps the other siblings should begin to try and understand her a little more, and try to fix the bridges that broke over the years they were ignorant to the pain their sporty sister, strong as she seemed, had to go through without help. So that maybe Lincoln's photo of him and Lynn playing in the bathtub together, will not be the last pleasant memory he has of his once much frendlier and sympathetic sister before she turned selfish and forgot the lovely times they once had together. Lynn needs intervention now, before she becomes the very bully that once made her own life hell. Before she distances herself so much from those she still cares about, so that she goes down her own path. Numb to any pain the world will no doubt throw upon her when she turns to possibly crime, but also numb to the pain that she is causing her friends and loved ones.

I would like to hear your own opinions on whether you think Lynn's past is as complex and dark is I feel it is and whether you think that might be the reason Lynn seems so far from her family. Please comment and thank you for reading.

Here's hoping Lynn is given another chance to redeem herself in the near future.