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So, the late 80's-early 90's, especially in Russia were different times. Realistically, Ilya was probably getting the shit beaten out of him by his father. Caning and belting was really common, Russia didn't have a real version of CPS (at the time, the best they had was the Guardianship and Trusteeship Authorities program and just straight up institutionalization to overcrowded state-run orphanages.), so Ilya didn't have much of a choice then to just endure. And call me crazy, but Gregori does not seem like a man to be soft. At all.

Because of this, I doubt that Ilya would want they're children to go through anything even remotely similar to what Ilya went through. Let be real, the Hollanov children are being grounded and having real conversation with their dad's much sooner than they are being spanked. Saying that Ilya still had more traditional Russian beliefs feels like a mischarcterization.

A young David Hollander (who is so sexy!!!), had just had his first big promotion, being internally deployed from a mid-class job at Health Canada to a higher-class job at the Treasury Board of Canada as a policy analyst, coming with not only a pay raise but a new cushy office!

To celebrate, his new bosses invite him to a celebratory dinner, and instruct him to bring his family and introduce them.

So, of course, Yuna and David bring their little shanebug. Their prized possession. He gets forcibly stuffed into nice khakis and a button up. He hates it, but what baby/young toddler doesn't hate fancy clothes?

They get there slightly late because Shanebug did not want to get up from snuggle-time and threw quite the tantrum, and David's bosses, who are mostly old men with grand babies, find him just adorable. They're all taking turns holding him and pinching his cheeks, but Shane just wants to return to his father's lap. He doesn't like strangers holding him for more than five minutes. Furthermore, he would not sit in the crappy restaurant high chair. David awkwardly laughs it off, slightly embarrassed that his baby was being so pouty at dinner and held him in his lap.

The food comes, Yuna and David didn't order Shane any because he's a baby. He'll just have a bottle later before bed ☺️ (wishful thinking, really.).

There's the usual boring conversion topics. 'How's your wife?' 'Oh, great, how's your wife?' 'Oh, great. How are your kids?' 'Oh, great. How are your kids?' 'Oh, you know. College. Oldest is getting married in about 5 month.'

But it's around fifteen minutes in when David realizes some of the men keep glancing over, not at him, but at Shane. And that Yuna is holding in giggles?

David looked down to see about half of his salmon filet was... missing? Weird. He looks a bit further down to see his little -well, no- Shanebug with two fistfulls of his salmon and a half-chewed mouthful of it.

"Shane!" David exclaims. "Bug, no. You're not supposed to be eating solids." He gently scolds, trying to remove the salmon from Shane's fists.

Shane squirms and kicks his legs, stuffing another fistful into his mouth.

David's bosses laugh, a rich person laugh. The laugh of men who play golf and drink top shelf whiskey.

"Really? Because it looks like he eats solids." One of them jokes, leading to more laughter. How embarrassing, David thinks.

"Dada... Sa-mom." Shane says, looking up at David with teary eyes and a pout that says, 'but daddy, I'm starving' in no words.

David, embarrassingly, buckles immediately and let's Shane eat over half of his salmon. Shane would've eaten more if Yuna didn't stop him. Afterwards, Shane slept like a rock all night long. And, I mean, a win is a win!

When he was a baby, he REFUSED to walk. Not that he couldn't, but he knew that if he didn't that mommy and daddy would eventually buckle and carry him to where ever he needs to go

He was a cuddle fiend. All day, every day baby/toddler shane wanted snuggles and hugs.

Buuuutttt, only from Yuna and David. He would get upset when other people hugged him especially without permission

Because of Shane's cuddling addiction, David got really into baby wearing for a few months. He had the upper body strength to do it without problem, and it made his shanebug happy + take his naps better, but he had to stop doing it as often when his paternity leave was over

Much like a cat, while he loved attention, when he was done cuddling, he was DONE cuddling

Shane was quite the picky eater (he still is in adulthood, lol), he didn't take well to solid for multiple months because all he wanted was milk

At first, he didn't like playing hockey/skating (assuming Yuna and David put him in lessons the second he could walk, and let's be honest, they totally did) because it was too cold, too much physical activity, and too much noise, but after 2-4 times going to the rink, he started to love it!

I know that boy would munch up Auntie Anne's chedder bunnies after school

I feel like middle school would be around the time his relationship with food started to get more complicated and he lost his childhood fluffiness. Maybe due to bullying, probably at hockey but maybe also at school.