It is unfortunate that in most cases when the sins of the father fall on the son it is because unlike God, people refuse to forgive and forget and heap past wrongs upon innocent generations.
The best kind of humans are the ones who never forget to forgive.
For all their jokes and quirks and frustrating mannerisms, he loved them. It was what family was about—forgiving each other’s transgressions, showing remorse for things done wrong, and above all, accepting one another even with their imperfections.