This is really impressive thread. I always wondered this. The dynamics of our personal families.
For me..
No ONE! NO ONE! says I LOVE YOU
But with my legitimate child I always tell that child “I LOVE YOU DADDY “

Honestly I’m changing a lot of things from my upbringing
I intend to take my child to all the places a child should go. I intend take them to NASA. I intend them to see Congress. I intend them to see the science fair. I intend to put them in activities such as the school violin, the swimming team, the book club and soccer team. I will also intensively look over what they being taught at school. I will not allow them to be taught any “acceptance of qoomuLuudh fuckery”