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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Tell them to toughen up, OP. Seriously. Becoming "upset" if they get hurt, taking things so personally and getting their feelings hurt is not something to encourage in little boys. They need to grow out of this. Can your DH work with them?[/quote]

What decade is this? I thought we grew out of teaching boys that they had to be testosterone-driven asshats who weren't allowed to have or express feelings but it's okay if they beat their wives when the bottled up emotions finally explode...

The fact that you think the husband needs to work with them... "Here, honey, yell at the boys until they man up while I go make dinner and clean up the house and cry over Hallmark commercials."[/quote]

It sounds like op is babying them. I do think their father needs to get involved and tell them to quit whining over everything. Boys this age are too old to be so sensitive. [/quote]

I don't baby them. I do listen and empathize, and like another PP said, maybe I should just kiss them and encourage them to brush it off. But that won't give them the social / communication / conflict resolution skills to deal with these situations and change the way they interpret them.[/quote]

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