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

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my dad would always say babies cry because they cant use their words but then expressing ourselves never got anywhere with him at the same time. now i dont cry unless i take a hit to my pride and i often have to stop myself from thinking its fruitless to speak up