<P> Played by D.W. Moffett, John is the biological father of Toby Kennish and Daphne Vasquez, and the adopted father of Bay Kennish . He used to play professional baseball, and he and Daphne share a love for athletics . John later becomes friends with Daphne's basketball coach, Melody Bledsoe . Toward the end of the first season, John announces his intention to run for office . </P> <P> John's relationship with his children, although close, is often strained . He and Bay clash repeatedly over her choices regarding her street art, particularly after his car wash gets tagged by graffiti artists . John and Toby find themselves at odds when Toby reveals his decision to get married, despite only being nineteen . His relationship with Daphne comes under strain when he finds out that she was charged with blackmailing a United States Senator . Despite this, John remains a dedicated father to all three of his children and husband to Kathryn . </P> <P> Throughout the first two seasons, John frequently finds himself at loggerheads with Regina . The two strong personalities often clash over how to raise their children . For example, they run into conflict when John attempts to buy Daphne a car for her sixteenth birthday, much to Regina's disapproval . Their biggest argument, however, comes after John revealing his longstanding resentment toward Regina from keeping Daphne from him for thirteen years . The strain of the fight causes John to have a heart attack, Regina in effect, saving his life . While in an altered state, John has a dream in which he sees how different and dark their lives would have been had Regina told the hospital of the switch after learning about it . In the dream, Regina has lost her life due to alcoholism and the girls did not get along . John see now how the switch was better for everyone . He comes to appreciate Regina and her place in their lives . </P> <P> The third season sees John and Kathryn run into marriage troubles . A confused John struggles to understand the plight of an unhappy Kathryn, who is beginning to feel a little lost . Eventually, the situation becomes so desperate that John, in a drunken haze, kisses Nikki's mother Jennyne, for which Kathryn kicks him out of the house . In turn, John finds out that Kathryn plans on writing an erotic novel based on the sex lives of their friend's from John's baseball days . She finally tells him how unhappy she is, stating that they have nothing in common anymore and that they have fallen into a repetitive rut . </P>

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