The Originals: Klaus's Self Destructive Parenting

Wolf Mama better put her baby daddy's attitude in check

                  I for one love how dedicated a father Klaus is being for Hope. Every time I see Klaus hold his daughter (which isn't often enough since she got back) I see him swell with pride. But we all know that pride is one of Klaus's most self destructive qualities. He's so convinced that he's right and that his way of protecting Hope is the best way that he fails to see that this will blow up in his face like it did in Season 1.

Damn it Jackson you're making it hard for me
an Elijah fan to hate you entirely!

            
             Klaus's first problem is Jackson. Though Jackson's love and loyalty to Hayley would be beneficial for Hope because it would mean the new army of super wolves would be her protectors Klaus continues to antagonize his baby mama's husband. Why? Jealousy, I think. We all saw how threatened Klaus was by Elijah's relationship with Hayley during her pregnancy. Klaus feared his child would see Elijah more as a father than Klaus himself. Of course Elijah would never allow for that to happen because he cares too much for Klaus to do that to him. 

No biting! That's the rule in sparring

It's step-daddy vs real daddy

          But with Jackson... I don't think he would intentionally try to replace Klaus as Hope's father-figure if at all. Jackson is more a man who wants to do what's best for the woman he loves and his step-daughter. Another thing is that Jackson got to spend time with Ansel, Klaus's biological father, which is something Klaus desired most. Unfortunately Klaus had to kill Ansel. It was to protect his daughter so it was a noble reason but still Klaus was sad that he had to kill a man that would have nurtured him more than Mikael ever had. So now Klaus believes that getting rid of Jackson will help Hope but Aiden...

Klaus hasn't learned his lesson the first time
in his dealing with the wolves

              Aiden is a great guy but there have been moments when he's butted heads with Jackson over how the wolves should be run. It's clear that Aiden's loyalty is to the wolves. If it comes down to Hope's safety or his pack's I have a pretty good idea on which side Aiden will choose. Aiden has no personal connection to Hayley except that she provided their pack with the ability to change at will but she's not his type and he also has no personal connection to Hope either. In fact, since Hope is not only part vampire and part witch she's part wolf and someday could challenge him for dominance. Hope is more a threat to Aiden than Klaus. Replacing Jackson with Aiden could mean more trouble for Klaus than he may think. 

Hope has the look of the devil in her eyes;
she gets that from Klaus

         Freya I'm wary of but yet again Klaus is letting his pride get in the way. We all know he loves Hope; dangerously so. Klaus told Elijah while in his coma that the love for his daughter would likely destroy him and the monster in Klaus must be checked by the monster in Elijah. Elijah's monster needs to put in some over time because now Klaus is even pushing Hayley away and she's just as concerned with Hope's safety as Klaus is. I understand Klaus's self destructive desire to protect Hope. He has so much blood on his hands but now he has this one innocent thing in his life that he needs to keep pure at all costs. His daughter is the only truly innocent part of him that's left but like in season 1, Klaus's schemes with the wolves and the witches may end up blowing up in his face and this time could have even more dire consequences for Hope.

Klaus's iron will is stronger than a rusty gate