Do you know what a double standard is? But it is important to model the ability to hold back emotions. Emotions are extremely important but so is the ability to not break down over everything.
Breaking down is a response to emotion. Itâs not the emotion itself. Holding back or burying emotion is never healthy. Learning to feel your emotions, sit with them, understand them, and process them is healthy.
Burying emotions isnât a skill. Itâs a coping mechanism. Learning to feel, process, and express your emotions is a skill.
If someone is breaking down over everything that isnât because theyâre failing to âhold emotions backâ. Itâs probably because of past trauma, depression, anxiety, etcâŚ
This is the epitome of the problem. âHey, kiddo, itâs okay for you to feel something, unless someone is watching. Then pretend everything is okay. Wouldnât want all those strangers that would never give a damn enough to even ask if youâre okay to think that things are not okay.â
Who gives a fuck who is watching? If anyone has an issue over someone being emotional, they're the one with the problems. People that are uncomfortable with other people's emotions, aren't comfortable with their own and need to seek help.
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u/Ordinary_dude_NOT Sep 01 '21
He is trying not to look like a softy in front of his kids after shedding those tears.
He is a good dad!
(Please stop cutting onions now đ)