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Jason is officially my vote for the worst father on soaps and given some of the fathers on Soaps these days…

I totally cringed when he said that he took the deal with the FBI and stayed away from Port Charles because he did not want Donna to grow up without a mother? But it’s okay for Jake and Danny to grow up without a father? Not to mention that as bad as it would have been for Donna for Carly to be in jail, how much worse was it for Jake and Danny to believe their father was dead.

Clearly Carly is more important than anyone and her children are more important to Jason than his own…

I suddenly don’t want Jason in any future relationship with any character and I would love it come out that Jake is is really Lucky’s…or even Nikolas’ (drunken one night stand?)

Jason doesn’t deserve either of his children. And no scenes of Jason attempting to bond with Danny or Jake can erase or even mitigate what he said today.

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I can understand why Jason chose to stay away to protect Carly for Donna’s sake “over” his sons.

Jason knows his boys have stable mothers and he trusts their care to them and know they are safe because of their mothers.

Donna on the other hand (who we never see ) will be up a creek without a paddle if she loses Carly. Sonny definitely isn’t stable and gets no Father of the Year award from me either. Carly is the reason her children escaped a lot of bs that comes with do the tango with a mob boss and that world.

Jason loves his children and he loves Carly. And because he loves them he will protect all those that are close to them even that raggedy arse Sam if he needed to.

I know this is a different take from yours and I’m not trying to convince you not to feel how you feel I just see it from a different perspective.

And if I can be honest I wish they had of thought of something else for the reason he stayed away from P. C. for so long.

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I can see your point but I don’t know…

There was a scene a long time ago on All My Children where two characters were in a deadly situation and the hero had a split second to choose which to save…I can’t help thinking that the way Jason is written if he had to chose between saving Carly and saving Danny or Jake…Sam or Liz would be burying a child.

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He “never once thought of bailing”

Gee thanks, Dad.

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I think GH kinda did that when Franco tied 2 people to bombs and Jason had to save them or rather only one. It may have been Sam and Maxie. I’m not sure, but then the bombs weren’t live. It was all a performance art thing.

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I’ve never been a Jason fan (although I am a SB fan) but, both Sam and Elizabeth had basically told him to stay away from the kids before he went missing. It infuriates me the the “brains” at GH couldn’t come up with a better reason for him to be gone. I do have to give some credit that it wasn’t an amnesia or coma storyline, because I am sick of those. They had Drew kidnapped for a couple years, could have gone that route. (Sam sure doesn’t have luck with the fathers of her kids)

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It was Sam and Lulu wasn’t it. Jason rescued Sam and Dante rescued Lulu. At least that is what I remember. Who knows, I could be wrong.

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I really don’t think Jason is that cold. I just don’t think if it was a matter of life or death between Jason’s kids and Carly he would chose Carly.

Jason did go about this the wrong way. He should have came home and told Carly, Sonny the truth and let Diane battle it out but TPTB thought this would be a better storyline. Eh, it’s not.

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Actually in my opinion it was nice seeing him express emotion for a change instead of living up to his name Stone Cold.

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And if I can be honest I wish they had of thought of something else for the reason he stayed away from P. C. for so long.

I understand your take on Jason’s concern for Donna. Like you, I wish they had come up with a better reason for his absence from P.C. I’m so sick of this character being so Carly- and Sonny-focused

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When Jason said something like ‘what will Donna think if you go to prison for me?’ In my head, I answered…like how Scout felt when Drew went to prison for her (does he know that?) and how your children would feel to know that you chose to stay away & let them think you’re dead for her?

I’m sure Donna would feel the same as them. I guess Jake, Danny & Scout are the inferior children.

They are so hard to listen to. When I saw the spoiler that they were going to have a big spat…did everyone already know like I did that the spat would be about how they protect each other too much? They have the same conversations again & again.

I’m also done with all the boo boo cry talking.

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You’re absolutely right

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he said that he took the deal with the FBI and stayed away from Port Charles because he did not want Donna to grow up without a mother? But it’s okay for Jake and Danny to grow up without a father? Not to mention that as bad as it would have been for Donna for Carly to be in jail, how much worse was it for Jake and Danny to believe their father was dead.

I think he is rationalizing it as even though he stayed away and wasn’t part of their life, the boys had their mothers, and they were older. Donna is what 4 or 5? She would have been just a toddler if Carly had been sent to prison back then.

This is quite the stupid storyline though. It makes no sense to me that he’s okay with having abandoned his sons in favour of his obsession with Carly.

He already knows that Cates will never let him go. He already told Carly that it was supposed to be 6 months and then it was another year and then another year and another year after that. Surely he can’t believe that this time would be different? For who is supposed to be an incredibly smart guy, he seems really dumb at times.

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Putting Carly above all else is a way of life for him. I love both Carly and Jason, but I’m super frustrated with this story

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The way Jason’s character has become … he would have done the same for any of his family he loves besides Carly. It’s just his way.

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I was a Jason Quartermaine fan and I dovetailed and became a Jason Morgan fan. One thing that both personas have in common is their smarts. Jason M may have brain damage but the part that allows him to deftly strategize is amazing.

I cringe when I feel the sentiment that ANY parent is better than NO parent. Jason loves his boys. But he was not a role model for either one while he was a syndicate consiglieri and hit man. Now, he is an FBI man. Granted, he has the job based on his proficiency with the former job but the job title matters. Especially when considering influencing his sons.

What I want to know is what Jason will do when he’s no longer FBI. If we only get Steve Burton for a few more years, how will he go out this time?

BTW I am not a Carly fan but she spoke truth to Sam about her wanting to punish Jason for not choosing her. I don’t think it was as simple as him not choosing Sam. I am only seeing the truth being that Sam wants to punish Jason. My goodness. She’s using Danny as a weapon against him. I am definitely not a Sam fan. Never have been.

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We have to remember that the character’s life choices are only as the writers write them. I’m guessing the actors have little say in the matter.

It was the writers that strapped Jason’s characters with this convoluted “Come back” story. It might be a little screwed up but it could be worse; we could be dealing with a 1,949th amnesia story!

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Yes, if Jason has to spend rest of his life working for the FBI, is that the worst thing? He can be a dad to his kids, maybe even one that Danny and Jake can both be proud of.

It is sad he missed time with his kids, but while in the mob he was not actively parenting them. I can see why he does not view his choice as a mistake. His best friend spending decades in a Pentonville type prison AND Donna losing her mom for the rest of her childhood and beyond vs him missing some time with kids he barely saw.

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It is time to stop putting Carly above everyone else. He needs to repair his years of not being with his sons. Jake will take some work and Liz is okay with it if Jake is. Danny wants his father in his life. Don’t push him away, work with Sam to get a working relationship with her and Danny and forget about Carly. She will keep dragging him down. She needs to take responsibility for the things she does and stop having the men protect or run to her aid.

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