Quotes / Daddy Had a Good Reason for Abandoning You

Gendo: ....if all I did was hurt him, it was better that I wasn't there.
Yui: Shinji didn't think so. Or at least up till a certain point.

— The One I Love Is..., "Let the World Burn / One Dream at a Time" side-story

I did find it a little bit of a cop-out that Littlefoot's dad had this super convenient excuse for why he was never around for all of Littlefoot's life. I was trying to articulate to my sister the kind of drama-filled reunion I would've wanted out of this, and she pointed out that it sounded like I basically wanted the episode of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air where Will is disappointed by his father, and yeah, I guess she's right, that is kinda what I wanted, which is I guess weird to want from a Land Before Time film.

— Jenny Nicholson, "I’m on lockdown so I watched all 14 Land Before Times"

"As you know, my father had to leave my mom when I was a baby because he got hired as the host of The Price Is Right."

— Barney Stinson, How I Met Your Mother, "The Stinsons"

Mary Margaret: But if we hadn't sent you away, you would've been cursed too.
Emma: But we would've been together. Which curse is worse?

— Once Upon a Time, "Broken"

Celesta: What you're doing, taking his body home to his family, is a very compassionate act. Most of us on Olympus are very proud of you, Hercules.
Young Hercules: And my father, Zeus? Is he proud of me, too?
Celesta: Of course.
Young Hercules: Of course.
Celesta: The king of the gods has enormous responsibility. Hercules, he thinks of you more than you know.
Young Hercules: Yeah, look, thanks for the nice words, but if you really want to help me, bring Bartoc back to life.
Celesta: I'm afraid that's not possible.
Young Hercules: Then we have nothing to talk about. No offense. I appreciate that the other gods realize that I exist, but it would be nice if my own father did, even if he does think of me more than I know.

— Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, "Regrets... I've Had A Few"

"I am nothing to [Durc] but a memory of a mother who died, and maybe it's better that way. The Clan is his world, and like it or not, this is my world. I cannot go back to the Clan; Durc cannot come here. There is no place in this world where my son and I can live together, and be happy."

— Ayla, Earth's Children, The Mammoth Hunters

"No, boys. Alvin has a right to be angry. ...But it's not as simple as you think... It was the time of a great winter. The snow and wind continued for days. There was no food. It was very cold, and everyone was leaving. I didn't know what to do; you were too young to survive the long journey. And I knew we couldn't stay. But I remembered a nice man who lived nearby. He was always kind to the forest animals. I knew he couldn't afford to care for all of us... But I hoped he could feed you three. ...Giving up my babies was the hardest thing I've ever done... I just felt I had no other choice."

— Vinny to her sons, The Chipmunks ("A Chipmunk Reunion")

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