I (28M) have a 7 year old son. The other day, he was playing on the trampoline in our backyard. He fell off, hit the grass, and started crying. He wasn’t badly hurt just a scrape but he acted like it was the end of the world.

I walked over, saw he was fine, and told him to man up. I didn’t yell or get mad, just told him to stop crying and get back up. I’m trying to raise him to be tough, not fall apart every time something small happens. That’s how I was raised, and I think it worked out for me.

My wife didn’t like it. She said I was being too harsh and should’ve comforted him instead. She thinks I’m going to make him afraid to show emotion. Even my mom said I need to be gentler with him.

I don’t see the big deal. He’s a boy. He fell. He got up. That’s life.

AITA?