hahahaha...buncha emotional people LOL....somebody pass them some kleenex please

on a serious-er note,
i have always felt, and this may be true to your case too, relation between father and son is a lil' different, in the sense that there is always this little hesitation in expressing love for each other whereas things are more chilled out to comfort level between a mom and a son. truth be told: we (grown up sons) don't hug our fathers that often as we do hug our moms, no? or is it just me? :P

i think it's a bit different with daughters though. i have found daughters more capable of showing love for their fathers than sons (which is why i want daughters over sons :P). of course, exceptions would always be there.

and on a personal note,
i have always been close/dear to both parents. and the feelings are mutual. moms of course are moms though. they cry as much as they can, hoina? and now that we are 7 oceans apart (haha..i know it's a corny way to put it), sometimes even a thought of her makes me..you know, go lock myself in a room and cry for a while.  :(

with my pop, it used to be pretty normal, until one day a moment of truth came and i came to realize how much he loves me. i know fathers love their kids but there are very few occasions we express things especially after we get older. that day was special. i saw tears in my father's eyes which was as transparent as his love for me was/is...he was speechless and so was i but i could see in him, the emotional father which i never saw or may be never realized before.

then i realize, damn, i have two moms. a father can be as emotional as moms! the only thing is, more often than not, they don't tend show that emotional side of them.

puntedamai, you owe me a kleenex now that i really feel like crying