Next Movie: Who is the Best Twilight Dad

The Male Twihard blogger over at Next Movie just did a piece on which Twilight character makes the best dad.

“I am not a father, nor do I even pretend to know how to be a good one. (It involves owning a briefcase and knowing how to throw a baseball back and forth, I believe?)

However, I do know “The Twilight Saga.” So with Father’s Day coming up this weekend, I’m paying tribute to the dads from the series.

But who is the best “Twilight” dad? (Besides all of them?) Allow me to lay out the facts.

Charlie Swan, Carlisle Cullen, Billy Black and (future screen daddy) Edward Cullen are the men under the microscope. While everyone has their own ideas on what makes the best father, I’ve done some in-depth research (thanks, Ask Jeeves!) and these are the qualities most will agree on:

They should be of high integrity, but never high on other things. They should be able to provide for their kids, meaning they need some cash money — Benjamins, if you will. And a father needs to be responsible, offer guidance, and spend quality time with children. These are proven techniques that keep daughters (and sons) off the stripper pole.”

Children

Charlie: Bella Swan, 24 (looks 18 for eternity)

Carlisle: Adopted vampires Edward, Jasper, Alice, Emmett and Rosalie

Billy: Jacob (21), twins Rebecca and Rachel (25)

Edward: Renesmee Cullen, 5 (in human-vampire hybrid years)

Relationship Status

Charlie: Divorced

Carlisle: Married 90 years

Billy: Widower

Edward: Newlywed

Career

Charlie: Police chief

Carlisle: Physician

Billy: Quileute council leader and disability

Edward: Student for over 90 years

Quality Time

Charlie: Spends most of his time working and fishing, unless Bella makes dinner for him.

Carlisle: Despite being a busy doctor, finds time to play baseball, throw parties and fight evil vampires with his family.

Billy: Unemployed, he has all the time in the world to hang with Jacob.

Edward: Still a new parent, he makes time to take his daughter hunting, when he's not occupied with saving her life from Volturi.

Fatherly Advice

Charlie: "The right thing isn’t always real obvious. Sometimes the right thing for one person is the wrong thing for someone else. So… good luck figuring that out."

Carlisle: "Don’t get your family slaughtered for pride."

Billy: "What I meant to say was, don’t do what you’re doing."

Edward: "You’re awfully small to be so hugely irritating."

Source: Twilightish