For decades, the male child has always been known not to get in terms with their father because they share the same masculine trait. They've always been talks about how the male child would always end up neglecting and denying their father the right to affection and luxury when they grow up.
In Nigeria, particularly, the Yoruba land, it is believed among the father's folk that their sons don't care much about them when they mature except their mothers. Despite the amount of money used in taking care of them, it seems not to reflect in their mind those sacrifices. The Nigerian fathers does terribly lament, find it displeasing and unethical of a child.
The mothers love and care can't be overemphasized because the Holy scriptures does affirm their prospect as a persona who deserves to be treated justly - The one's who had taken responsibility in their obligations as a mother to their children.
The thought the father's league should ponder on is, what do they have to offer except from providing the basic needs. What value do they possess towards their children, especially, the male child. The male child would one day move out of his fathers comfort zone in search of his new life which is expected of him. What would make him look back and feel this nostalgia after he might have ascertain his goals.
Is it the money?
It is believed that nurturing a child shouldn't be only providing their physical basic needs but as well as creating this kind of Intra personal bond of father and son relationship, where the male child feels confident in sharing issues dear to them and this would make confidential bond between them. And this fathers don't put that into consideration.
I've heard many narration among fathers who discusses this issue within themselves.
How the male child would come home and give the mother more attention and money when he comes for visiting.
How the male child would reference the reasons for his visit was because the mother had wished and insisted.
All sorts of reasons the male child had neglected their father, which some fathers would go to the extreme and lay curse on the child who would refuse to take care of him on the bases of " after all the money he has spent"
All this are not actually true about the allegations wrapped around the male child. We should know every attitude or future behaviour of the latter is as a result of what is perceived and learnt from home, especially their fathers.
If fathers could change their mentality and do the necessary as a father
Then, the Male child would turn out to be that product of change.