anger against nature and the fact that everyone eventually will die. I did not want nature to take away my “Paw.” That was my outlet for grieving. Yes, I reacted differently than most grown men, I cried. Knowing that I was not supposed to cry, I tried to hold it in but could not. Most men have a problem doing this; they are the ones that are supposed to be strong. The women are supposed to be overwhelmed with their emotions. There is nothing wrong with showing how you truly feel, in the long run it will help you out. By building up all this anger or hiding their feelings, men are the ones killing themselves. Yes, alcohol might be the cause, but they are the ones putting it in them. I feel that men should not care what others think and do what is right for them. It does not make you less of a man to cry, lessens a man when he does not. Work CitedLewis, C.S. A Grief Observed. New York: The SeaburyPress, 1961.Neuger, Christie, and James Newton Poling, eds. The Care Of Men. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1997.Patton, John. Pastoral Care in Context. Kentucky: Westminster/John Knox Press, 1993.Switzer, David K. Pastoral Care Emergencies. Minneapolis:Fortress Press, 2000....
