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Knowing nothing about you and your dad, I'm going to hope he really wanted to say, "I hate being old and helpless. I hate having to depend on you I hate having you see me this way. I'm so unhappy."
He might also think, "If you really loved me, you would make me all better." Of course you can't make him all better, but he wishes you could use magic, and if you really loved him you would find a way. Not logical, but understandable.
He didn't use those words, but maybe that's what he meant. He is very unhappy, and he trusts you not to leave him. My father called me the C word more than once. But it wasn't that bad, because I knew he loved me, and he would thank me later for taking care of him.
I wish you strength, courage and compassion to get through this.
So the question is, is there any explanation of why Dad would be acting like a four-year-old? For example, does he have dementia? Mental illness? Did his wife recently die?
If you can supply some details about your Dad's impairments (why you are his caregiver) that may prompt some specific responses.
Or has Dad always behaved like this? How long have you been his caregiver? Do you live together? His house or yours?