I Fully Agree With You On The Bad Parents Bit. Throughout The Show, They Are Shown Accepting Him Pretty

I fully agree with you on the bad parents bit. Throughout the show, they are shown accepting him pretty much outright when his identity comes out. I understand them when it comes to being neglectful parents, but murderous or attempting to dissect him never really seemed like a possibility. It's honestly really hard to find story bits where the Fenton's are good parents; it's less common in general. I grew up with the show and remember their personalities really well, and neither of them really seemed in any way inclined to intentionally or accidentally hurt their kids. In some fics, they assume instantly that Danny is not Danny and are gung-ho about killing him, not even considering the possibility that they're telling the truth—no doubts or fears, nothing, just straight death or dissection.

With Batman, it's really hard for me to come up with a real take on his depictions. There are so many takes and adaptations of him that I can never really give an actual consistent read-through like I can with the Fentons. He can be a good intention but a bad execution type of guy, cynical, or just plain out of character. Meanwhile, the Fentons are out of character 90% of the time in fics.

I decided to take a look-see over at what's going on with this DPxDC crossover stuff over on AO3 just to get a sense of the general vibe of the fandom over there. And just... Y'all be killing me with these Additional Tags.

Like, don't get me wrong, most of these I get. I can vibe with a Ghost King Danny AU. Everyone agrees that Phantom Planet was shite. But like... Bad Parents Jack and Maddie Fenton combined with Good Parent Bruce Wayne...? Why do you have to do Jack and Maddie dirty like that!??? Like, don't get me wrong, Jack and Maddie are far from being perfect parents. They can be forgetful or overenthusiastic about hunting ghosts, but they are genuinely trying to be good parents! They very clearly care about Danny and Jazz, try to be involved with their lives, care about their interests, and support them, while also giving them the space they need to grow and be independent as people. And most of all, they would never do anything to intentionally hurt their kids! As far as cartoon parents go, they're pretty alright! Why you gotta do them dirty like this!? And for what? So that Bruce can be a good parent in their place!?

Now I don't like it when the comic writers make Bruce a bad parent. I don't like how common it is for Bruce to be outright abusive with his kids. But as far as current comics canon stands, he is pretty damn horrific as a parent. What Bruce did to Jason in that recent Gotham War arc in Batman? Absolutely inexcusable. (FYI, he kidnapped Jason and exposed him to some chemical to make him constantly afraid any time his heart starts racing or he has an adrenaline rush. He did this to stop Jason from doing any more crimes. And it's FUCKED!) If I could have my way, I would want Bruce to be a flawed, but overall okay parent. Someone who is trying his damnedest to be a decent parent, but who will stumble and make mistakes now and then. Someone who is a good parent, all things considered, given his life circumstances, but can improve and isn't always great at it. But boy howdy is that not where Bruce is at in current canon! Because like... Where Jack and Maddie would NEVER even consider intentionally doing something that would hurt their kids... Bruce is the kind of character where he might if it gets him what he wants/needs...

Like, in general I'm on board with Good Parent Bruce Wayne, but why does it have to come at the cost of Jack and Maddie being okayish parents? Why not have both Bruce being a good parent and Jack and Maddie being okayish parents!??? Why not let Danny have 3 decent parents!???