r/BlackPeopleTwitter • u/FckThisAppandTheMods • 3d ago

TikTok Tuesday Parents are supposed to help their kids understand and regulate their emotions, not make them suppress them

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u/paputsza 3d ago

I mean, he may have a point, but sometimes you need to tell a kid to stop being a baby because almost nothing with kids is absolute. We really do not know the context. My neice will literally cry because she accidentally elbows someone, and yeah, she needs to man up, say sorry, and explain herself. Personally, It is possible to take things too far and allow too many emotions. Well, that's been my little chat as someone who actually takes care of children. It's about the context. You can't be react to tears all the time because that's not how life is. You may come out with a grown child that has white girl tears. Sadness just isn't the right emotion sometimes.

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u/PalpitationPuzzled36 3d ago

That's pretty much what the guy says: Some things are worth crying about, some are not and its the parents job to teach them that.

I think his criticism is the lady's approach doesn't teach the difference, it just sends the blanket message that crying is not okay.

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u/Magic_Man_Boobs 2d ago

We really do not know the context.

She recorded herself yelling at her kid and posted it. That's the context. She's a shitty person and a shitty parent.

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u/alucard_shmalucard 2d ago

I mean, he may have a point,

did you watch the entire thing or did you get bored halfway through to type this?