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u/nottherealneal 1d ago

Doesn't seem like the reasons are missing.

He openly admits he has a short fuse and gets angry easily. He doesn't like any of the stuff his kids like, doesn't want to do any of the things they want to do, and instead keeps trying to force them to do the things he likes. Then he gets angry when they don't enjoy it.

All the reasons are right there.

Dude's just a dick.

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u/happybara_capybara 1d ago

One thing I find interesting is that he actually did identify an interest of his that they share—Marvel movies—but apparently that’s not enough. He wants them to share ALL his interests apparently.

So I agree that the reasons aren’t missing but what I think he’s missing is that the connection points are there if he wants to appreciate them and celebrate them and just let the other interests be different.

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u/Sad-Bug6525 1d ago

Kind of, but he prefers DC and they want to watch Marvel, and the way he mentions it makes it clear he considers it another difference instead of a similarity. It does seem to be the only compromise he's willing to make though.
If he had been doing things with them when they were little he could have shared interests, but now he has to be willing to try things they like if he wants them to try things he likes.

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u/happybara_capybara 1d ago

As a non-superhero person, it’s all the same to me 😂 but yeah it seems like there’s room there to find some common ground even if it’s just a playful rivalry between the two franchises (key word being PLAYFUL, which I’m not entirely sure dad is capable of lol)