Emotional Limiters

Boys Don’t Cry

GentleWarrior.
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Published in
4 min readJul 16, 2022

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Photo by Sam Burriss on Unsplash

Boys are taught to hold back their tears,
in fear of being seen as weak..
To feel or express sadness is a “feminine” quality, many believe..
or any emotion for that matter,

The understanding of what a man is suppose to be:
A soldier, not swayed by his emotion,
Because these feelings will blind you from

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GentleWarrior.
ILLUMINATION

Shawn Newsome. | My stories are a combination of my life’s experiences, the experiences of others, and the things that come to mind.