Its nothing inherent. Its simply a product of the execution. It was the way he was written all too often the last time around when they were alive. That's not to say it didn't have its moments either, because it did. But for me, their presence in his adult life was abused by mentally weak characterization. Better writing can avoid it, yes, its not mandatory that a person is weak in adulthood if their parents are alive. I just don't trust them not to write it badly again if things are changed back.
As for being in the minority...I'm used to that when it comes to supporting pre-Crisis ideas. Pre-Crisis is vastly underrated today and has been for a very long time.