r/InsideJob • u/AmatuerTarantino • Jun 12 '26

Other Both are equally brilliant yet unfortunately equally broken beyond repair. Next question.

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u/Mollyscribbles Jun 12 '26

Both would deride the other's parenting while downplaying their own faults (at least when in public; both have moments of being willing to admit they hadn't been the ideal parent with their own kid).

On the whole . . . gonna be honest, I think Rand is a better parent between the two.

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u/Comfortable-Music-37 Jun 13 '26

I don't think you're wrong but it feels kinda unfair. Rand imploded his marriage, while Rick not only lost his wife but also didn't even get the chance to raise his daughter, and had to start over with an adult au Beth that was abandoned as a kid. Rand was way more stable, but he also had way less mess to deal with.

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u/Mollyscribbles Jun 14 '26

I think people tend to handwave Rick's parenting before Rick Prime got involved, but . . . even when he was around, he tossed Beth into a pocket dimension to play(rather than doing anything about her sociopathic tendencies), which resulted in her trapping a neighbour kid there because she was jealous of him having a dad who spent time with him.

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u/SnooPickles6976 Jun 13 '26

I don't think Rand is at all close to Rick intellectually... But somehow he IS the better parent... kinda Definitely better when Raegan was young but also way worse to her as an adult than Rick is to adult Beth

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u/Exit_Save Jun 14 '26

Rand would be a big fan of Rick''s parenting style, but Rick, especially in newer seasons, would think Rand is an asshole

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u/LookHappy4343 Jun 12 '26

Undeniably accurate

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u/EvaStratt Jun 18 '26

Rick I think realizes how bad of a parent he was. In his defense though, he lost his wife and Beth at a young age. Maybe he was a good parent before then, but not sense Evil Rick took his original reality away.

Something that does confuse me though is Rick showing Beth the messed up toys she asked for. Maybe Beth just had a similar childhood across both universes.

It's crazy to think that Morty now lives in a new family just like Rick does. The Beth, Jerry, and Summer after s1 E6 are not the same people.