We'll all be better than our Dads until we are not.
Mine left at 10. Here you go Mom and 3 kids, I was
the sole breadwinner, but you all will figure it out on your own, because I met this woman 10 years
younger than "Mom" at the Bar. We are going to have a new life together.
I still think the "Bumbling Dad" stereotype was/is a thing in our culture. Homer is not an absent
ass, but he ain't in MENSA either. And poor Ted Bundy selling women's shoes. I bet his was a serial killer
and we never found out about it on the show.
A lot of Men/Dads deserve a bad rap. Spare no skin on them. A lot of others are pulling heavy duty in a
multitude of ways, and I am not sure those guys always get the credit they deserve.... because of the profound
undermining of authourity and respect in our culture at present.
Like a lot of relationships, "It is complicated" seems to apply.
We all probably could use some therapy at some point in our lives.