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4 Words That Hurt Your Relationship
Your words have the power to draw your relationship closer together or tear it apart. — “I need my space.” However many times have you said that? Does this work? Over the years, I’m sure being...
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The Reason Ice Cream Made Me Cry
Al Deluise isn’t lactose intolerant and didn’t drop his cone. The reason he’s crying over ice cream is actually a bit complicated. ______ No, I’m not lactose intolerant. The reason ice cream made me...
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The Day My Daughters Found Out That I Cry
When confronted with the reality that his dog was dying only weeks after the loss of his brother-in-law, Brian Gawlak was shocked to learn his three daughters had never seen him cry. — My 45 year old...
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How Long Does it Take to Move on After Divorce?
Ways to care for yourself as you heal from divorce Just when I thought I was doing better, I was hit with a tsunami of sadness. Why? The sun is shining, but it’s not the dead of Texas summer...
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How to Raise Boys With Both Courage and Compassion
View image | gettyimages.com Christine Walker, mother of four sons, wonders why, in the depths of our subconscious, are we scared to be too nice to our boys? A few months ago, my husband and I snuck...
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Why it’s OK for Boys to Fail
Is failure better than not trying? Andrew Books, father of a high school wrestler, shares how losses teach as much, or more than, wins. From early November to March, our family is consumed with...
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Letting Her Cry May Be The Best Thing For The Relationship
Over nine years of marriage has taught me … the best you can do is nothing. — My wife’s tears stream down and dampen my shoulder. My arms surround her as I try to slow her breathing by taking deep...
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Cowards Don’t Cry
Screw the cultural cowardice you’ve been fed. Cry if you feel like crying. ___ Men, When was the last time you cried? Alone? In front of others? Like when your child spontaneously gives you a hug and...
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Comment of the Day: ‘You see boys holding back tears with balled fits and a...
This comment was by Anthony Brown on the post “Why We Need to Lay Down our Weapons in the Battle of the Sexes.” — As a little boy most of the men wouldn’t allow tears or an expression of sadness, it...
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Let the Tears Flow, Mr. Speaker
Michael Carley looks at one famous man’s tears in a business where men are not supposed to cry. House Speaker Boehner, I would like to offer congratulations on your retirement from congress. I have...
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View image | gettyimages.com Justin Ricklefs on children, foster parenting, and crying. — You can make fun of me if you want, but something weird has happened to me the last few years. I cry. Often....
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I’m a Man Who Cries and That’s OK
Todd Hannula wants to shatter the myth that it’s not manly for guys to shed tears. — Because … Our fathers told us to stop crying when we were nine years old. The only men crying in every movie we...
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The Myth: Why Boys And Men Don’t Cry
View image | gettyimages.com Men and boys are human beings after all… aren’t they? ____ “It takes a village to raise a kid.” Society says: “Men don’t cry” “Men aren’t expressive.” “If boys and men are...
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Little Bird, Big Feelings
This dad shares his thoughts on taking care of his baby. ___ By Stephen Stratton Today was a hard day. Parenting is never as pretty as it appears on my Facebook or Instagram feed. Most of the time it...
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Embed from Getty Images Becky L McCoy on valuing your child’s honesty, surrounding yourself with healthy relationships, and other ways to raise a mentally and emotionally well child. ___ By Becky L...
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Why Men Should Learn to Cry
The hour that I was told by the doctor that we lost our daughter–a few hours before my wife was to give birth to her–I felt a huge blow to my gut. — Last year, I lost my job and daughter less than a...
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What It’s Like To Cry In Front Of A Dozen Other Men
Embed from Getty Images The secret to healing your body is in dropping any judgments that you might have or what you might make this mean about you. ___ Last night, I got an amazing and much needed...
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Yes, I’m a Man—and I Cry (and This is a Good Thing)
We cry for help, but why don’t we actually cry? — Society has the backward notion that men aren’t supposed to cry, even when depressed. Sure, men get a pass at their daughter’s wedding or the...
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Are You in a Codependent Relationship? 10 Warning Signs
Embed from Getty Images Is it obvious? Yes. Is it sarcastic? Maybe. — 1. You find it hard to watch TV when your partner is crying. 2. You’re pretty sure you’d care if your partner died. 3. You find...
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What Do You Mean Big Boys Don’t Cry?
Embed from Getty Images The only way we are going to change the world is to change it one man and one boy at a time. — Growing up I remember people getting hurt in P.E. class- and Coach Baker saying...
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