Do you think Homer Simpson is a good father?

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I will say he's better than most, but he doesn't top Hank Hill. He is certainly better than Peter Griffin though.

MysticAngel5000 · Accepted Answer

He had his good moments, but let's not forget that he is a major alcoholic and routinely tries to strangle his son when he gets angry at him. That is not a good father. He has some stuff he needs to work on to be a "good dad". Now Hank Hill was a great example of a good dad. Yeah, he would drink with his buddies, but he was not violent. He would get mad and blow up, but it was with good reason. He tried very hard with Bobby. He was there for him and provided for him, but he also made sure to curb any BS. If Bobby got in trouble, he was all for teaching him the consequences. He had good parenting skills for how to deal with Bobby's shenanigans. I think it was funny in the one episode when Bobby got to "punish" Hank for a change and he chose "no lawn mowing" haha

USLegionary · Accepted Answer

He represents the boomer Dad. He's able to support a family on a single wage, left high school with a diploma and is able to get a good job. Homer is everything that's wrong with the boomers and those that followed had to pay.

NamerOfStars · Accepted Answer

The abusive alcoholic who frequently STRANGLES his own child? No. No, he's not. He was a parody of the old-at-the-time "Father knows best" sitcom dad who was calm, rational, and so relentlessly genial you'd inevitably suspect drugs were involved.

NerdInDenial · Answer

Homer provided and tried his best.

I want to note that Homer Simpson was Nuclear Reactor Operator which makes an average of $68,000 a year and lived in Springfield Oregon with sales taxes and moderate level of cost of living. That's how he was able to afford the list mentioned in the post.

genericname85 · Answer

i would say that he's probably using the ressources he has to the fullest extend in order to be the best father he can be. which i guess would make everyone a good father. but in the grand scheme of things, he's obviously so flawed, that all ressources he has don't add up to much and he's still a bad father. but at least his children have food on the table and a roof over their head, which i guess is something xD

exitseven · Answer

Yes, i got most of my parenting skills from watching Homer Simpson. Wo0 Hoo

madgoat · Answer

He's there every day. Which makes him better than a whole bunch of parents. He loves his wife and provides a platform upon which she lives and raises the kids.
Is he a good father? Not textbook. But you can see the fundamentals, right?

DailyAsk · Answer

Yes !  Specially with  Maggie .

NathanDavis · Answer

he's got the genuine love of his children and wife... not all the parents in real life can say that... unfortunately, lol

AngryCarl · Answer

He has his ups and downs but he loves his kids and has a lot of patience with them considering they haven't shown any signs of growing up in 30 years.

PainusNdeeAnus · Answer

Better than Stan

MountAverage · Answer

If we translate it to the real world? No, of course not.

Pudsmucker · Answer

Homer Simpson's a better father than most of those deadbeats.

Nikki1989 · Answer

It's a children's cartoon character.

driven159 · Answer

It is a cartoon not real

legalboxers · Answer

nope. George Jetson is better

WhitneySnow · Answer

Yeah. I do.

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