It was a television show trope for a long time for dads to be overly stern to their children and virtually useless to their wives, especially in the '90s and earlier. There are some gems who love their children dearly and raise them well, while also keeping morale up in the house with their silly humor. Some dads outside of sitcoms also know how to step up to the plate in difficult times, like Joel in The Last of Us.
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