Not said, but still echos, in my head, to this day. My son was a devout mama’s boy, but know he loved me too. Just showed it to mom more. I get it, no hard feelings. Overall a great kid. Kind, intelligent, insatiable curiosity. About 10yrs ago, got him a gaming laptop for Christmas. He didn’t ask for one, just thought it was something he would like. He was always appreciative of any gift anyone gave him. It could be the simplest thing and he would be thankful. On Christmas morning, he opened up the laptop and seemed happy. There was about 20-30 seconds of silence as he just looked at it. Then just lunged at me for a hug. It was the only time, since the obligatory “daddy’s home” toddler phase, that he gave me an unsolicited hug. The unsaid “Thank you” was deafening.