A friend of mine decided that he thought it would be, while too cruel to put into practice, quite funny to have a couple of children and mistreat one until s/he craves nothing but his/her (let's just say he, it's easier) father's love, and then at the moment of death beckon him over and say 'I need to tell you before I go... I lo' and at this point die.
Which is... I'm not sure whether to brand him a monster for thinking of it, but still. As for mine, I'mma go with the great Stephen Wright and, having said 'quote' as my first word, say 'unquote'.