I'm kind of confused if your asking anybody to answer this for them selves personally or what but for me it's all of the above.
In other words, he would feel like less of a man in front of his children. (I hope that's right)
In the quoted statement above, the best answer that describes the statement is letter D. befitting a son or daughter. It is because the term filial, it means that it is pertaining to a son or daughter. So meaning, the sentence is pertaining to the son or daughter of the person who is states the sentence above.
