Considering the state of the community, if his kids being a little weird is the worst thing about them then perhaps his parenting method wasn't all that bad.I know a couple of people that raised their children on this Gen z gentle parenting talk about everything with me type shyt. Their children are weirdos. Another aspect of cac culture Black people let seep into our ethos
Your child is not your friend.There needs to be a chain of command and a child is not at the top they're at the bottom. If they don't like it they can pick up a 9-5 and go pay bills and all that. If not, they can stfu and follow simple basic reasonable orders given by a competent parent/adult.
You see kids that were raised by traditional parents end up in gangs or in jail all the time so there's no foolproof method to it imo.