I know they hurt just as much as I did. Bill lost his son too. Joey was not just my baby, he was Bill's little boy. My husband will never get to take him fishing, and he will never get to play ball with him. He has lost as much as I have.
Dads do much more than pull splinters and fix toys.
They give their children unconditional love. It is all right for a woman to cry and grieve. It is socially unacceptable for a man to grieve. And so, our fathers go on through life, not allowed to grieve. As bereaved parents, we understand this.