Im so tired of the neglect epidemic in manhwas
Most dads in manhwa are SOOOO neglectful but they are still portrayed as the best father ever like hello are we forgetting that neglect is litterally a form of abuse , you'd kill for your child but its too much to ask to say " i care for you and your existence make me happy" , not even say it just showing it, most of these guys never apologise , stay silent and we are just supposed to accept it as peak education , they never talk to their child never make time for them never hug them just watch them from affar anf just bcs they have "good intent" its supposed to make it okay ?
Most of the time the fl comes to the realisation her dad loves her after reincarnating and being a fully fleshed adult but what abt the little girl who couldn't pick up on the vague , nothing burger social cues , its just cruel And in some story after years of neglect he will either change completely and the story is going to brush pff the accountability he has for the life long trauma he caused his child bcs everyone's happy now Or when she dies a first time she'll realise "oh he loved me all this time , but their love is essentially the same as " if a tree falls in the forest with nobody around did it really make noise " bcs except if you're the reader nobody as any way to know if he loves his kids so does he really