As always I say this with love...
The emotional stuff is just pain Grandpa, it's the brain's way of processing the body trauma. If you release the emotion consistently, the pain will subside moreso. Emotional stuff is natural, hiding from it is not natural. Even if you're in the garden and the tears start, just work through it. The days of measuring one's masculinity by hiding emotions are gone, because we know it's a noble shield, but completely unnecessary when it comes to one's integrity to be honest.
That's all I tell myself, just keep moving on until the next tearful moment, have it, then move on again, it's healing. There is a stigma that men don't get emotional, but anger, feeling stressed and happiness are still emotions. The most masculine men are those who can balance both and can make us laugh too. Adjust, adapt and move on, my new motto.
You just survived a train driving through your chest. And your pics are symbols of an epic emotional journey, makes them even better imo. If emotions were badges of honour, which they are, you would be decorated from head to toe. Wear them with pride. Your wife is a very lucky woman, and you are an extremely lucky man, together, no emotion could ever describe what you mean to each other.
Grandpa Glue has overcome the rough and tough, nice to see the real you.
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Back to your GI Joe programming, GI Joe, american hero, fighting cobra and destro, instead of their emotions... hahahahahahaha stay cool Grandpa T
