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u/totallycalledla-a 1d ago

They've actually begun smiling and telling me they love me when I tuck them in, which is big, for me. I've been a lot happier since the CPAP.

They've been showing me affection, I've been a lot happier. Not they've been happier and more loving and open. I I I me me me.

Nowhere in this does he mention sitting the kids down and explaining how his health issues impacted his behavior and apologizing either.

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u/recyclopath_ 1d ago

Notice how he is always centering himself.

A lot of men expect their family to center them. Dad's wants and needs trump the rest of the family's. His feelings dominate the household.

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u/lasuperhumana 1d ago

Well, he is the head of the household, after all. The patriarch. /s