Boys Don't Cry

I found this fab article about men not crying:

http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2012/10/12/why-is-it-so-hard-for-men-to-cry/http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2012/10/12/why-is-it-so-hard-for-men-to-cry/

What I found more interesting was one man's response to this about childishness and how as adults we should 'abandon the weak surrender to sadness'.  He then goes on to talk about how as adults, 'We feel the distress just as much as when we were children, but we do not surrender and submit to the shame of tears.'

I found this really poignant and revealing  - I wonder does he feel that all feelings of sadness are related to weakness and that as adults we should ignore all of these feelings?

I find his words reminiscent of my own feelings towards crying in front of people, I hate people to see me as weak and crying.  But that in itself is about me - I think that people will see me as weak - when perhaps the reality is that by not crying - by not letting it out and being truthful with myself in a moment - I am being weak by stifling the feelings that are arising.