To clarify, a lot of the criticism of him seems to boil down to the one scene where Matt is stitching his face, which I agree wasn't A+ parenting, but I also don't think it's enough to say he was a terrible parent; a lot of the evidence seems to be extrapolating things that aren't actually in the show (or saying that leaving a 9 year old at home alone for a few hours is neglectful, which, what?)
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To clarify, a lot of the criticism of him seems to boil down to the one scene where Matt is stitching his face, which I agree wasn't A+ parenting, but I also don't think it's enough to say he was a terrible parent; a lot of the evidence seems to be extrapolating things that aren't actually in the show (or saying that leaving a 9 year old at home alone for a few hours is neglectful, which, what?)