[Indemaijinj]

This is a good example of why pride is deemed the deadliest sin (and envy is on the hit list too).

The father starts out loving his children, quite naturally he also takes pride in them and prides himself being a good father to them.

Now, due to some circumstances the father is kept from being a father for his children 24/7 (or at least he thinks so). This might be due to normal circumstances like a marriage breaking up or the reasons might be more sinister.

Anyway his (hurt) pride as a parent takes over and clouds his love for his children. He fathoms that if he is not allowed to be the parent for the children no one else should be and thus does the only logical action.