We’re hurting too…
I read a friends blog today asking people to keep their opinions to themselves when it comes to the ’cause’ of the Victorian bushfires and how some of those people could have survived had they done something different.
This was my response …
A thought to remember is that most of those people with strong opinions (mostly male, mostly outspoken) are people who are actually hurting just as much as you are, they’re just finding it difficult to direct that emotion when tears are (seemingly) an inappropriate response…
Those guys probably just find it really tough to attempt to comprehend the death and destruction and their basic protective instinct is useless …… which makes us feel weak.
The release outlet for all that fear and all that sadness for many men is anger. Our new-age display of that anger is what appears to be self-righteous ranting.
Reality is we’re hurting just as bad as you are and have been on couches all over Australia, just like you, with tears streaming down our faces.
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…. and that’s all I have to say about that….
And my known catch cry of ‘boys are dumb’, just doesn’t seem to gel with you. I hope you realise how wonderful you are xox