Noting how generational trauma can "haunt" a person, Macaulay added that he's pleased with how his fatherhood journey turned out.
"I'm proud of myself," he continued, "that I can provide for my family in that kind of way."
And the actor credits much of his parenting style to Brenda, who he started dating in 2017 after the two costarred in Changeland.
"Brenda is such a good mother and she makes me want to be a better father, a better person," he added. "I see how good she is and I see how happy our kids are."
As for where Macaulay and his own father stand today? The pair are still estranged.
“I haven't spoken to him in about 30-something years," he shared during a March episode of Sibling Revelry. “He deserves it, too."
For a closer look of Macaulay's life with Brenda, keep reading...
Macaulay Culkin and Brenda Song were on theme at Billie Lourd's 33rd birthday party in July 2025.
Brenda shared this sweet photo on the couple's eighth anniversary in June 2025, writing on Instagram, "There is still no one who makes me laugh or smile like the way you do. No one who makes me feel more seen, heard or loved."
"My partner in crime, my adventure partner, my best friend, my baby daddy, my favorite everything- thank you," she added. "To be loved by you is the greatest privilege."
Macaulay and Brenda were decked out in their favorite football team's colors in 2024.
The couple stepped out for a rare red carpet date at a Clarins product launch party in Los Angeles in March 2024.
The couple celebrated Brenda's 36th birthday in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, in 2024.
Macaulay purchased a resort tshirt and pretended to be a resort employee, offering Brenda a towel as she lounged poolside.
He also played bellhop and carried her bags, much to Brenda's confusion and amusement.
The two appeared with their son Dakota at Macaulay's star ceremony on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in December 2023.
Macaulay and Brenda's baby boy Carson also made an appearance at the ceremony.
The couple were all smiles at the family event.
In 2023, the Home Alone star got into the spooky season spirit as Brenda passed out candy.
The duo appeared at the GFS Fall Benefit in Santa Monica, Calif., in October 2023.
In January 2022, a source confirmed to E! News that Brenda and Macaulay were engaged. The actress showed off her engagement ring while stepping out in Beverly Hills.
"Hoppy Valentine's day everyone!" Brenda shared on Instagram in 2020, when celebrating with Macaulay in the water.
While strolling through Friedrichshain in Berlin in 2018, the couple displayed some PDA by holding hands.
In 2022, the couple celebrated their son Dakota's first birthday with a visit to Sesame Place San Diego. Calling it a "magical" affair, Brenda wrote on her Instagram alongside a snap of herself and Macaulay posing with Elmo, "We had so much fun!"
"Happy 40th birthday to this magical being," Brenda wrote to Macaulay on Instagram in 2020. "I could sit here and write endlessly about how wonderful, kind, loving, genuine, loyal, honest, brilliant and hilarious you are, and how grateful I am that I get to share and do this life thing with you. But firstly, that would take me an eternity and secondly, you won't even see this because you don't ever use instagram. Hahaha. My unicorn that I never thought could exist, I am luckiest person in the world because I am loved by you."
"Guys, I did a podcast with my favorite bunny—podcasters and just 2 of my favorite people," Brenda shared online when supporting her boyfriend's podcast back in April 2018. "@bunnyearspodcast aaaand the one and only @mattbennett!"
Uniting for good! The Hollywood couple attended the 2018 Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C) telecast in Los Angeles.
