“Just recently, I got a real, sincere apology,” he continued about Caitlyn. “It was the first time in my life that I’ve ever gotten an apology. You know, I’m sorry for not being there, and honestly, it meant a lot.”
A rep for Caitlyn told PEOPLE, “Caitlyn has a positive relationship with Brody and Tia” and declined to comment on their private conversations.
In a confessional on Special Forces, Brody said, “When I found out that Caitlyn, or Bruce, wanted to be Caitlyn, it was sort of a relief. I think that there were a lot of things that started to make sense, you know, just in my life, about my father, and maybe why he wasn’t there all those years.”
He added, “And I think when you have kids, you need to accept a little bit of responsibility that the things you do are also going to reflect on them as well. I think it really has shaped me to do everything different and to really be there and to be present to my little girl.”
In a YouTube video about his daughter’s birth in 2023, Brody also reflected on his relationship with Caitlyn, sharing, “I think that what I’m most excited about is doing things differently than my father did. Growing up, I didn’t have the greatest relationship with then-Bruce.” He explained that Caitlyn “wasn’t really around for me growing up. So I think that just doing the exact opposite, being the absolute best father I could possibly be and getting ready for the journey and just so very excited.”
