Comforting Dad, Emotions

Date: 9/11/2020

A dude was walking with his two sons. They were all skinny, black, hair shaved very short. The kids looked like they were just getting out from elementary school, the dad was wearing loose fitting red shorts and a t-shirt. The younger son was walking beside his dad on the left, dad's left hand holding son's right as they walked. The older son was facing his dad, walking backwards, face buried info dad's shirt, sobbing unabashedly. Dad's right hand was on the back of this son's head comforting him as they walked rather slowly and awkwardly. I witnessed this out the window and thought it was beautiful, I went and was describing the scene to Meagh, and I was crying pretty fully myself as I told the story, especially when I was explaining how wonderful it was that the dad was present and holding space for his son's emotions and providing comfort and safety, unlike what I'd expect from most dads. Meagh was weirded out and asked "what happened to you? You never used to have so many feelings..." I didn't respond, but I was happy to be seeing myself in such an emotional state after so long in my life being unable to be. Maybe it's the hormones, maybe it's my long term efforts to reconnect with my emotions, looking back now maybe it was just dream intensity lol. Probably all of the above.