They presume the role of stern father and make folks that are down feel like they are doing them a favor. (badcreditloanservices.com)
But the way we would see it, those of us who are trying to figure out our Christian conundrum, is that the God of the Old Testament is like the journey from stern father to friend. (redeeminggod.com)
Never mind missing some of the fun nuances that comes with realizing that, holy crap, so many of the characters here are suffering from major daddy issues — Stark, Thor, Gamora, Peter Quill / Star - Lord (Chris Pratt: Passengers, The Magnificent Seven)-- while Thanos is serving as a sort of ultimate stern father to a cosmos that, he believes, has been very naughty and thoughtless, like a child. (flickfilosopher.com)