No, he doesn’t. He was a “parent” for show. He talks the talk for others, that was it. He’d show up at their events, most of the time. It ended there. Plus, they witnessed his behavior. They’ve no bond to him, how could they, he never even changed a diaper or read them a story. Nothing. They said if he died, they’d speak at his funeral with few words, “many of you think ah was a good man, he wasn’t.” And that’s it. He tried to buy them, it doesn’t work, they don’t care about his money. They were never impressed with a fancy car or expensive things. They’d never ask him for anything, they say too many strings are attached even if it isn’t spoken. To be blunt, they don’t like him, at all. They’ve said even if he “changed” they wouldn’t believe it, that it would be a facade. They don’t call him or text him, they wouldn’t answer if he called them. They really have just moved on, without him.