Maybe all her good qualities except "sticking around" are from Hank? *is hopeful*
Joyce is clueless, and there are things to not like about her... but for the most part, she did make Buffy feel like she was loved and she made Buffy feel like she could take care of or provide for the non-supernatural aspects of her life decently well. And she could be pretty tough. (Witness Joyce backing Buffy up with Snyder in S3, or standing up to Faith in S4...) Which is a huge improvement over most of the other Jossverse parents. (Truly, faint praise...)
And Buffy's own fixation with making a perfect Thanksgiving in S4 indicates that she's probably grown up with a mother who could make and run a proper family meal.
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Joyce is clueless, and there are things to not like about her... but for the most part, she did make Buffy feel like she was loved and she made Buffy feel like she could take care of or provide for the non-supernatural aspects of her life decently well. And she could be pretty tough. (Witness Joyce backing Buffy up with Snyder in S3, or standing up to Faith in S4...)
Which is a huge improvement over most of the other Jossverse parents. (Truly, faint praise...)
And Buffy's own fixation with making a perfect Thanksgiving in S4 indicates that she's probably grown up with a mother who could make and run a proper family meal.