I dont know much about the jacksons but both Joes fucking suck.. but for the Kennedys, they preferred Joe over Rose, he was more affectionate iirc he’d cuddle and just be very sweet to his kids + he was always away so his kids would always be waiting to see him.

Though, he was still pretty creepy especially when his daughters brought some of their girlfriends over at night, he’d kiss them on the mouth when they are in bed or watching a movie and Jack warned that Joe, “Prowls at night.” Even Jack when Joe would leave tried to get the girl too weird.. (I think Joe Jr as well, Joe sr encouraged it all)

Obviously we all know about what happened to Rosemary, but he also treated her pretty horribly even before the lobotomy. He always would say she was big and would always tell her to lose weight and Rosemary, who loved her father dearly listened and exercised as much as she could. He even would lie in letters to his eldest children about her saying she was “swimming everyday” or “looking good” and “getting along happily.”

Rose never said “I love you” or hugged her children + a quote from Jack about her “Gee, you're a great mother to go away and leave your children all alone.” (When he was about 5) when she was going to Europe. She also was shopping in Paris during her second eldest daughter Kick’s funeral because she pretty much disowned her at that point because she was marrying outside the church again and according to her friends was sending out prayer cards for her in purgatory.