I just cried in front of my kids for the first time, and I wish I’d done it sooner 😩
A few months ago, my eyes watering while I cut onions, my 6-year old asked me if I’ve ever cried. I answered yes, quickly changing the subject to a lighter topic, and carried on making dinner.grew up in a loving, supportive family, we didn’t really. I became the type of person who choked back my tears or only cried when alone. It’s not that I grew up being told I couldn’t cry but rather something inside me told me sad feelings shouldn’t be shown. Anger? No problem.
I never thought me hiding my emotions was a problem until this year when, after feeling entirely burned out and anxious from, entertaining our kids all the time since they couldn’t see their friends and my husDuring my son’s first, he was asked to describe how it feels when he’s happy and then how it feels when he’s angry. His response? “I feel the same for both.” I was shocked. How could he not know the difference? Anger and happiness are polar opposites.
Then, at the end of the last week of summer, I got my chance. My kids had a rough week at day camp partly due to minimal social contact throughout the summer and partly due tomy kids have in social settings. They disliked being back in a structured environmen I got off the phone feeling lighter and I went downstairs. I told my boys that while their behaviour was not OK and there would be consequences, I also told them I wanted them to know why I cried.
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