Papyton parenting headcanons?
Oho! You’re in luck because I have actually been giving this some thought recently, and these are some things I came up with:
First, before the kid has even arrived, I can imagine the two of them getting very excited just going into stores and looking at the tiny baby clothes. They’re so small! So cute! And Mettaton is loaded with cash so that baby will have so many things it really doesn’t need. He’s sure he remembers someone mentioning that you shouldn’t spoil kids once but- he really doesn’t care. It’s his baby and he’s going to keep buying it things until they can’t fit anything else in the house. Papyrus just loves how happy Mettaton is about it all, coming home from each shopping session with more baby clothes and gushing about how tiny and adorable they are.
As for actual parenting, I’m sure they wouldn’t go without their faults as parents, but their never-ending love and support makes sure that kid always feels happy and protected.
I like to think that Papyrus is often a little too soft with them. He’s the one the kids go to to get what they want, because they know he can’t say no. Mettaton has less trouble saying no, he’s a little stricter with them- knowing what it’s like to make people do as they’re told from years of experience in showbiz. Papyrus tries his best to stick to Mettaton’s rules with the kids, but when they do that little pouty face- he just wants to treat them! They have that skeleton wrapped around their little finger.
One thing is, though, none of the kids like it when Mettaton takes them to school. All the other kids will talk about for the rest of the day is how dreamy their dad is! It’s disturbing! No one wants to hear about how ‘sexy’ their dad is. No one. At least when Papyrus drops them off, the other kids just talk about how funny their skeledad is. That’s much nicer.