Have you ever seen him cry?

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In the book I am reading, there is a scene that talks about how when a man cries, the reason behind it is rather important. That isn't quite what it said, it said something along the lines of it giving the man "a bonus point" if he did cry. So my question is, have you ever seen your father cry? I'm sure you've seen other men cry, but I am asking about your father. If you don't know your father, then the closest male relative other than your spouse. My answer: I was trying to remember if I had ever seen my father cry. I can recall several years ago now, attending the funeral of his sister. It was funny as I was not part of the receiving line, though I was part of the family. I came to offer my condolences, as an estranged family member would often do. I don't think I saw my father cry then. Thinking of this brought to my mind something else. My uncle, my father's brother in law, actually the wife of his deceased sister.. He was the one to tell me that my grandmother had died. Several months prior. "We've been trying to get ahold of you, we wondered why we didn't see you at the funeral." My father had never called to tell me that his mother had died. You might think that perhaps he was in shock, but even so, he never told me. Never called or texted after the fact. My uncle had to be the one to tell me. We are an estranged family. It's rather sad, but in some ways I think it's better that we are. Does that make sense? So yes, have you ever seen your father cry?