Boys to Men: Unlearning What We’re Taught

We’re taught to hold it in or not feel at all. We’re taught that emotions make us weak. It’s time to unlearn that.

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“Want me to give you a reason to cry?”

That was my uncle, and those are the words that reverberate in my mind. I was six years old, frozen, naked, and afraid. Except my…