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Matthew Buccelli's avatar

Really enjoyed this post. One of the things I wrestle with a lot as a papa is when to be stoic/“strong for my family” (whatever that means in any given moment) compared with when to open up and be vulnerable. I suspect I’m not the only modern dad thinking about this 😆😅

Curious if you have any tips on how we men can shoulder more of the emotional load without closing ourselves off? As I’m writing this I realize maybe that’s a silly question.

I guess the historical irony is that even with all the socially damaging repercussions of men thinking we are bearing the burden by suppressing our emotions, it’s actually our partners who have been keeping the family’s emotional ship afloat.

One more strike against trying to hold it all in.

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Creative Parenting Club's avatar

Thanks again to Danusia for an amazing and thought-provoking read 🙌🙌

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