Toxic masculinity tells us that it’s only women who shed tears. That crying and being emotional is a feminine trait. A trait that masculine men aren’t supposed to have.

It tells us that men who cry are weak or less of a man. But the world is learning to leave things like toxic masculinity in the past. Humans are evolving to understand that all humans have emotions, both men and women.

And that both men and women express traits that can be deemed as masculine or feminine. So, seeing a tough dad shed some happy tears is not something that’s completely unexpected these days. Instead, it’s seen as something beautiful. Something we can feel privileged to witness since those tears are a reflection of great love.

Here are 50 instances where tough dads were brought to tears: