Letting kids feel

Dad's often have the reputation of not allowing their boys to feel certain emotions, or at least express them beyond a certain age (similarly, it is often thought boys are conditioned to be tough and non expressive and to lack sensitivity). The thing is, I feel like most women are attracted to, or at least appreciate, the sensitive man. Not that we're simply raising our boys to be more attractive to women (or I don't know, maybe you are?) but the point is boys who are allowed to express emotions in appropriate ways often become better in their general communication and interactions with people in all aspects of life; school, work, friends, family, etc. So dads, think about how you handle the next time little johny is sad or cries about something or how you might let him express his anger rather than just tell him to "bottle it up, kid," or "big boys don't cry!" Which isn't ultimately the best means of getting over it.