dad often told him that he loved him. then i asked them if they told their kids they loved them. i got mixed results. they told their daughters, and a couple told their sons. most though never told their kids (or their wives) they love them.
i thought about my brothers too. i was 40 before my brothers and i would tell each other we loved each other. usually at the end of a phone call, but nowhere near as often as i tell my daughter, we will say i love you and that’s about it.
i was looking at my results. what i came away with is this. as dads it 