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[quote=Anonymous]My father loves me deeply, even though he is uncommunicative and unemotional. He drove me to school, made my lunches, sewed my school plays costumes, helped me with school crafts and projects, and when I was seriously ill in my 30s, flew half-way across the world to keep house for me and take care of my kids: he cooked, cleaned, dropped off and picked up the kids from school, etc. None of his love was expressed in words. Only actions.

My uncles also love their kids (and their stepkids!).

However, some men and women do not love their kids. My grandmother told my mother one day that she didn't love her, and that she should have been the long-expected son she wanted.

Sadly, I don't think my children's father genuinely cares about his kids. He loves to control them, and order them about, but ultimately for him they are only worthy if they are successful. He has consistently expressed contempt for his disabled son, yelled at him and denigrated him in front of our friends. DS managed, through extraordinarily hard work, to get a high GPA and a great ACT test score in high school - but he's still worthless in his father's eyes, because he has some visible neurodivergence that will never go away. My kids' father seems to be incapable of showing genuine affection; only displays of pride when our other children achieve something objectively excellent.

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