Y’all have to take this into account when criticizing your parents.My father wasn't that close to me growing up but doted on my nephew. The stuff my nephew got away with would get me a clip around the ear.
Spending time with my dad in his last days, he told me about his upbringing. It was so fukked up that I broke down and cried.
I finally understood why he was so distant. I was angry that it took until adulthood for him to tell me. But he was from a different generation where men didn't discuss their feelings.
In your case let your boy visit your dad, with you there. It may bring you and your dad closer as well
The world used to be a very cold and mean place before there were cameras everywhere and the internet.
Most men worked, drank, and died.