He just bever viewed his own children as worth it. Which makes him a bad parent. But he has potential to be a great parent. The best there ever was, actually.

The only difference is that the stipulation that is required to be met in order for Tywin's parenting skills to kick in is that you have to wear the crown.

Look at how he handled Joffrey in the throne room. It was perfect and curated specifically to the unruly child at hand; stern, surrendering nothing, "Fuck what you request. You aren't living up to your responsibilities."

But with Tommen, completely the opposite. agian, curated specifically to the child at hand: "I think you will be a good king as well. You have the right temperament for it." In this, Tywin is soft and rewarding.

The difference is that he is paying attention to them specifically and differentiating their needs specific to their own development.

Tywin actually has it in him to be the greatest of all fathers. Its just a sad thing that he set his sights too high.…