1. Pa & Dewey Cox - Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
So you have two sons and one is a young male prodigy that is going to grow up to be a classical composer, professional baseball player, astronaut, maybe even President of the United States. You tell him it's okay to go off and play with his younger brother because "you can't practice all the time." You see great things in the future as you ride your son's glory to World's Greatest Dad. Then the Doctor tells you that was "cut in half pretty bad" and has died having been involved in a freak machete fight accident with his younger brother.
What do you do as a father? For starters, don't keep reminding your surviving son that the "wrong kid died." That's just messed up and in no way constitutes good parenting. Instead, I'd suggest some counselling.... perhaps go visit a priest or take a long walk and calm down. Then, if your kid shows a modicum of talent in something else, don't kick him out of the house when he's 14 because the local music critics insist his simple song "Holding Hands" is about the Devil. Maybe it is just about holding hands, you know? Avoid trying to get retribution on a grown-up 6 year old by having a revenge machete duel. It's best just to come to terms with reality and to try and support your only remaining son as he copes with huge childhood traumas that will affect him for the rest of his life, and maybe even rob him of his sense of smell. To do otherwise, well, that's pretty much textbook bad parenting right there.
Hope this helps all you present and future fathers out there. Any other fictional father figures that you think could use some help from a trained parenting coach? Tell us in the comments below.