Just found this a little interesting. There's a list of Sci-Fi and Fantasy's best Dad's, Angel comes in at #5 on the list.
5. Angel: Father of Connor (Angel)
Angel was a good, good dad, especially for a vampire and tortured hero and all. But then the boy got kidnapped to another dimension and raised up to be a moody Goth kid. And then he did it with Angel's woman! And STILL Angel didn't bite the kid! That's such a sweet daddy.
But no parenting books covered all that, and eventually Angel was at the end of his rope. So he did what every parent does at one time or another: He rearranged the universe to put his amnesia-ridden child in with another family, and let them raise him all happy.