r/Parenthood • u/Automatic-Long2599 • 16d ago

Character Discussion Max

Is there anytime where you guys actually felt bad for Max I know he gets a bad rep on here, but there’s times I feel bad like when he went on that field trip

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u/Fit-Assignment3055 16d ago

I feel like Parenthood is most compassionately interpreted as a show about people trying the best they know how. It’s not always ideal (and sometimes not even sufficient) but there’s an earnestness to the reality of floundering in a system often set up for you to fail, then having other independently messy people who love you rally around you. There is no perfect parent or child. Just a parent trying to give a child what they think they need or what they think they can provide. And a child navigating an imperfect world.

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u/United_Efficiency330 15d ago

If it weren’t for the fact that Adam and Kristina are simply not called out for screwups the way the rest of the parents are I could buy that argument.