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No Joel has his own reasons for being like that
he wasn’t taught to raise a child nor have a wife to guide him through it. It happens psychologically it may seem Joel is a piece of shit and at first I thought he was too but if you look more deep into it. He got put in a lot of pressure and different situations he wasn’t use ever since Jesse came into his life. I get that the fact he never treated Jesse normally. But Joel actually cares for Jesse it’s just the brains pathway into subsiding Jesse as some nuisance when really Jesse is his son and always been there for him.
Relationships are very hard to maintain especially when you tend to ignore and isolate yourself from the person you need to build a relationship with as you can see from the comic.
So Joel’s not the worst father and he’s also not a good one he’s some what getting there
And Jesse can’t be blame for that
both sides are to be blamed for honestly but I don’t know how to be more specific than my previous explanation
Both sides have their own reasons therefore both sides shouldn’t be criticised

"Worst father", seriously, you should meet some others. I'm lucky enough to have a kickass one that I couldn't love more than I do, but even just looking at my mom, or some of my friends' parents, or my grandfather, I can GUARANTEE there's much worse out there in real life than this.

No way. There are so many worst father than Joel. Lets say he didnt give Jesse a loving father figure but he gave Jesse everything he need. He still care for him by nagging which is the most hated way for every children but its still a way to show how much he care about him. He consider Jesse's feelings above his own, if he is the worst he will be married without thingking about Jesse at all. He can just give Jesse money to live alone or neglect him. If you really want to see what a worst father look like, please read raising a bat. The mc's biological father is the worst father I ever seen

Okay, saying he's the worst parent went too far, but I was mad at what I just read. Still, Joel has no excuse. He is an adult with a child, and it is not like he was a father recently, he is a father for a while and he still acts as if Jesse ruined his life, he cannot understand that his son is gay BUT he is in love with a man. Joel. has. no. excuses. He is a bad father who doesn't deserve any respect.