The Best Thing My Dad Ever Did Was Let Me See Him Cry

Courtesy of the authorMy dad taught me do things like change oil and stand up for myself. But he was also in-tune with his feminine side and had no problem crying in front of me. I learned so much by seeing him show his emotions and cry. Growing up in the US, the message was clear: masculine traits, such as aggression, discipline, and logic, are held in the highest esteem, and feminine traits, such as compassion, intuition, and creativity, are devalued.

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