Why do so many people think that Goku is a bad father?

Gokou shows his love about as much as Vegeta. Gokou hasn't ever really shown hugging Gohan, nor talking about how he cares so much for him because he is his son. He only married ChiChi because he promised her and that was because he thought it was food. Not much love for that marriage happening either.

Originally posted by Kento
Gokou shows his love about as much as Vegeta. Gokou hasn't ever really shown hugging Gohan, nor talking about how he cares so much for him because he is his son. He only married ChiChi because he promised her and that was because he thought it was food. Not much love for that marriage happening either.

At least he's nice to Gohan, but Vegeta, eh.....

Gokou is usually nice to everybody. Even the person trying to kill him.

Originally posted by Kento
Gokou is usually nice to everybody. Even the person trying to kill him.

And?

Being nice to Gohan like he does everybody else even his enemies doesn't mean much.

That's true, but people say that Vegeta was a better father which is just...... wierd.

Besides, who would YOU rather have as a father? I think you'd say "GOKU", right?

Well Vegeta IS the better father. To Bra anyways. Which Gokou was never a good father to either of his children.

Not really. Gokou would never be around, I wouldn't know him, he wouldn't know me. At least with Vegeta there is an explanation. Vegeta is just cold-hearted. Gokou would rather be off training than spending time with anybody yet he's nice to everybody so I'd be wonder what the heck was up. I'd know Vegeta didn't like me for a fact but that it wasn't just me and Vegeta hates everybody while I would wonder if Gokou did or not or if the whole liking was just a facade because of his personality.

But is it his fault that he's away? Think about it: 90% of the time it's because he's dead.

Because he didn't want to be wished back. Or chose not to come back like when he survived Namek until a year later.

Originally posted by Hewhoknowsall
He thought that Gohan would fight Cell and beat him, but he didn't intend to have Cell win. It was unintentional. And Vegeta NEVER EVEN HUGGED TRUNKS!!!!!!!! Also, he refused to train w/future trunks, whereas Goku did train Gohan the entire time. Vegeta also said once to Future Trunks that Bulma wasn't important to him. Goku may be an idiot, but at least he cares about his children, whereas Vegeta didn't care about anyone until the late buu saga.

It's true that at the beginning of the Android Saga, Vegeta doesn't love Bulma or Trunks. Unlike Goku however, Vegeta actually develops as a character over the series- whereas Goku never grows up from the little kid personality he has at the beginning of dragonball.
But he does bond with Future Trunks over the year in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber, and by the time of the Cell Games he clearly loves Bulma and Trunks. The fact that he doesn't often show his feelings is just part of who he is- perhaps due to growing up as a hostage of Friezas's. If you think about it, the only times Vegeta shows any emotion are usually when he knows he's about to die.

In terms of doing what's right for his kids, as opposed to being a nice guy, I think Vegeta is a better father than Goku- because he's THERE for his kids.

Originally posted by jimBOFH
In terms of doing what's right for his kids, as opposed to being a nice guy, I think Vegeta is a better father than Goku- because he's THERE for his kids.

Originally posted by Kento
Being around doesn't really make Vegeta a better father. You can be a bad father and still be around.

Originally posted by jimBOFH
It's not the fact that he's around, it's the fact that Goku isn't around. I'm not saying that Vegeta is the perfect father- but he does love his kids and want the best for them. Seeing as Vegeta actually spends time with his kids and Goku doesn't, I'd say that Vegeta is a better father than Goku is.

So does Goku.

Vegeta is worse, because Goku spends a lot of time w/his kids when he's there (which, I admit isn't that often), whereas Vegeta is always there and has all of the time in the world to spend time w/his kids.... but rarely ever does so.

...Yes he is. 😐

We see him training Trunks, while still having Bulma teach him mathz and shitz, and he says if Trunks trains well, he will take him to an amusement park...That's a kickass dad.

Originally posted by Dark-Jaxx
...Yes he is. 😐

We see him training Trunks, while still having Bulma teach him mathz and shitz, and he says if Trunks trains well, he will take him to an amusement park...That's a kickass dad.

I meant that "but he does love his kids and want the best for them"

And Trunks is so suprised that he said that, meaning he rarely does so.

Originally posted by Hewhoknowsall
So does Goku.

Vegeta is worse, because Goku spends a lot of time w/his kids when he's there (which, I admit isn't that often), whereas Vegeta is always there and has all of the time in the world to spend time w/his kids.... but rarely ever does so.

since when does he spend 12 hours a day training trunks?

During the Great Saiyaman Saga- Vegeta spends most of his time training with Trunks. Bulma comments on it when Gohan asks where he is- he says "Isn't Trunks a bit young to be training with Vegeta?" and Bulma says that in Vegeta's opinion "If he's old enough to walk, then he's old enough to train".

Originally posted by Hewhoknowsall
I meant that "but he does love his kids and want the best for them"

And Trunks is so suprised that he said that, meaning he rarely does so.

I think it might be that Goku doesn't understand that, to Gohan, the idea of more fighting isn't actually a reward as such 😛