Men have the same emotions as women do, they just don't allow anyone to see them very often. The reason for writing on such a subject when there are so many other things I am dying to cover is simple. I have seen two excellent movies on video lately. Both movies are about young men who have a deep inner need to make their fathers proud of them. All boys have a deep need for their fathers to accept them and be proud of them.
Most fathers probably are proud of their sons.
This is all too typical of fathers and sons. It isn't that they don't have the feelings. Men just have an awful time telling somebody else how they feel. There are rare cases where a father is genuinely ashamed of his son. I had a friend growing up who, sadly, fell into this category.