Personality
Hayley is very often the open-minded member of the family. For example, she helped to unionize the homeless men Stan paid to fight each other, helped free foster children that Roger had enslaved, and is the one most likely to stand up for people's rights when her family tries to exploit people. Nevertheless, she is also sometimes seen as hypocritical and has moments of weakness—for example, in "Camp Refoogee" she went to an African refugee camp and swore to help the starving people during the short time she expected to be there. However, after finding out they would be there for a few weeks, she went to the spa-like U.N. aid base and went so far as to eat steak, despite being a vegetarian. Other members of the household seem to find her annoying, even Roger, especially after she verbally abused him for voting for President George W. Bush.
The fourth season has started showing that Hayley is often prone to violent and uncontrollable mood swings. During puberty, she went through violent outbursts during every development, such as having to wear tampons (and ruining the family's white couch by sitting on it while wearing a skirt), being disappointed over her small breasts, and getting her first pimple. These mood swings terrified her parents and they were fearful of the same problems in her brother, although it is shown Steve has had his temper more under control. Another episode revealed that Hayley will fly into a rage if a man breaks up with her. It has gotten to the point where Hayley will have to go to jail if another relationship she has falls apart.
It was revealed in "The Kidney Stays in the Picture" that her father may be a man named Joel Larson who Francine slept with three days before she and Stan got married. When Stan and Francine go back in time to 1996 to find out the man's identity, Stan almost jeopardizes her existence when he confronts the younger Francine, reminding her that she's getting married and shouldn't be sleeping with other men. Stan donated his kidney, due to Hayley needing a transplant, without knowing the results of the paternity test and said he never wanted to know whether he was Hayley's father. When the doctor asked how he got the kidney, Stan said, " I called in a favor." It was later revealed that Roger cut into Larson's chest, getting the kidney.
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