When growing up, how were you taught to regulate your emotions?

No one told me, but life.

My mum loved being mysterious (passive aggressive) and would tell everyone how stoic she was, but tbh the lady runs on emotions and they over-floweth - not in a good way because I think she feels some sort of shame in expressing emotion. It's weird.

As for me, as I parent I am big on emotions. I think it is so important for kids to be given the space to express the full gamut of their emotions.

It’s not something I was taught in my household, my mother could not regulate her emotions so I pretty much shut mine down. It is something I teach my daughter and is part of the school curriculum, so I do think there is much more awareness of it’s importance these days

Or maybe more like this...😂

I was taught to stifle mine

USMC...dick in the dirt..

To suppress them.