At what age did Matt Brown say he cried putting his son to sleep?

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MATT BROWN : Give yourself SPACE and TIME to HEAL...

4 Mar 2024 · 1 min

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A short YouTube video (uploaded by James Laughlin, Mar 4, 2024) in which Matt Brown recounts a personal emotional journey as a father: he describes crying each night when his son was 3 because the child’s life differed from Matt’s own upbringing, then stopping when his son turned 4 after seeking therapy and support from other men (barber conversations, peers). The piece emphasizes allowing oneself time and space to feel and to heal.

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When his son was 3 years old (the crying stopped when the son turned 4).

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When my son was 3 years old. Not many people know this. Every day I put my boy to sleep. I cried. I cried because this kid again lives a completely different life to how his father was raised. You know, he's going to sleep peacefully. He lives in a home where mum. And he's not listening to his mum screaming and crying, getting the shit beaten in the food. I cried every night. My son was 3. When he turned 4, that crying stopped. I allowed myself to feel those feels and it wasn't, you know, I didn't fall into the dunfire of feeling sorry for myself. I surrounded myself with men, with people who could help me navigate those, those hard waters, you know, I signed up to therapy. I talked to men in the barber shop who were beautiful fathers who weren't, you know, again transmitting their pain onto their children and partners and so incredible. Thank you.