OUAT Parents who don’t listen to their children

[obisgirl]

I don’t think this has ever been discussed here but there are lot of parents on OUAT who don’t listen to advice from their children.

I think it started with Emma, when she told Mary Margaret after David broke her heart in ‘The Shepherd’ to stay away from him and Mary Margaret ended up stalking David which was really funny, then there’s Jefferson not listening to the wishes of his daughter in Hat Trick (“I don’t need anything, just you Papa 🙁 “

Cora is the worst, taking a more active stance by ripping out Daniel’s heart and crushing it.

But in this past episode, (“The Return”) Rumpelstiltskin ignored the pleas of his son to give up his power and it cost him dearly, separating him from Baelfire.

I’m sure that there are other instances from this past season where parents didn’t listen to their kids and did the exact opposite of what they were advised.

[dorothy]

Nuff said.

All those parents were trying to do what they thought was right for their kids and they made things worse. Cora being the worst.

[obisgirl]

I forgot about King George. There was a scene in 7:15 a.m when he comes to talk to James when they’re celebrating his engagement to Abigail. I think James made a comment that George could feed the whole kingdom with that crown he was giving him and he just ignores him.

and you know what still bothers me? Henry Sr. I like him because he’s good and kind but I’m sorry, when it comes to parenting Regina, I feel like he is weak (maybe because he’s afraid of Regina’s power). Especially in the past few episodes, he’s just there.

[Slurpeez]

Added to that list are Jiminy’s parents, who didn’t listen to their son’s plea to be good. I hope they got what was coming to them. I felt so sorry for Geppetto’s parents, who’re still puppets.

"That’s how you know you’ve really got a home. When you leave it, there’s this feeling that you can’t shake. You just miss it." Neal Cassidy

[obisgirl]

I forgot about Jiminy’s parents. Their style of parenting was so weird. 😆 😆

We never really learned about Graham’s biological parents since he was raised by wolves. But I think they can safely be added to the list.

[darcyfarrow]

The writers are 21st-century Romantics, with their belief in the moral wisdom of children, the power of nature, the corruption of government and the failure of social institutions. Emma’s experience with the foster system is downright Dickensian. I’m especially struck by the across-the-board corruption of the kings and queens in OUAT.

But I do have hope for the parents after Gold’s apology to faux-Bae. Change is possible and perhaps when Emma starts to believe in her son’s claims, change will come. I wonder if Gold now will become a catalyst in getting the other SB parents to listen to their children.

[LisaFromOH]

@obisgirl wrote:

Cora is the worst, taking a more active stance by ripping out Daniel’s heart and crushing it.

ROFL at “taking a more active stance.” 😆
Seriously, though, that is a prominent theme. Hopefully we will see more parents listening to their children as the curse is being broken.

[Slurpeez]

Added to that list is Geppetto who didn’t listen to Pinocchio’s plea not to go through the wardrobe. He wanted to stay with his father and didn’t want to disobey the Blue Fairy. However, Geppetto was head-strong in his decision to save Pinocchio. If he had just listened to the Blue Fairy, however, Emma would have been raised by her mother, Snow White, to believe in fairytales. Then again, it wouldn’t be as interesting a story.

"That’s how you know you’ve really got a home. When you leave it, there’s this feeling that you can’t shake. You just miss it." Neal Cassidy

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