They had a lot of arguments about how to raise their son.
But in the end, they raised their son in their own ways;
The gentleness of his mother, and the strictness of his father, hoping that their teaching would make him a good king once they were gone.
'Do you think it's our fault, husband?' Elder Duckling asked. 'Maybe we have been too lenient on our teaching, making him unable to make a logical decision. He is doing everything based on his emotions.'
'I think we did a great job as a parent. He is just… very emotional,' Elder Pup sighed. 'He is just like me. I have always been very emotional myself. Remember how many misunderstandings happened between us because my emotions got the better of me?'
'No, that's me. I remember many of our misunderstandings because I'm too emotional to think clearly and hide things from you,' Elder Duckling blamed herself.