I just want to cry - Page 2

[pdx.mothernurture]

Proud? A "trooper"? He's a newborn. He was defenseless. He was stripped and restrained. He had no choice. People amaze me.

[elanorh]

You may want to recommend the book Real Boys (Pollack) to this family - it talks about how we raise boys emotionally in our culture, he's a Harvard psychologist and it's based on a ton of actual research.

The 'trooper' comment is what made me think of the book - he talks extensively about how we train little boys not to feel emotions other than happiness or anger, that sadness etc. are not 'boy' enough.

[SunShineSally]

you tried your best! That happened to me with a very good friend of mine and her boys are circ'ed I just looked at it like I did my part by informing her.

[knucklehead]

Originally Posted by SunShineSally

you tried your best! That happened to me with a very good friend of mine and her boys are circ'ed I just looked at it like I did my part by informing her.

Exactly! You can lead a horse to water...

[natural_mama89]

Originally Posted by elanorh

You may want to recommend the book Real Boys (Pollack) to this family - it talks about how we raise boys emotionally in our culture, he's a Harvard psychologist and it's based on a ton of actual research.

The 'trooper' comment is what made me think of the book - he talks extensively about how we train little boys not to feel emotions other than happiness or anger, that sadness etc. are not 'boy' enough.

Thank you for the book recommendation. I will definitely look into that!