Probably more a matter of personal pride that he didn't. I know I hadn't asked for help in the past when I needed money. I never stole it, but I did do things I'm not proud of in order to provide for my sister. I never asked partly because I never trusted anyone enough to ask, and I was the one responsible for getting us into that position, thus it was my responsibility to provide. And maybe a tiny portion was I hated getting hand outs because it's what my father did, always gave me everything but it always had a catch to it.