Uganda, April 11 -- Society has conditioned us to believe that big boys do not cry. For the most part, men have affirmed this tradition by bottling up their emotions and adapting a stoic attitude towards pain. That is why it causes such a stir when once in a while, a man breaks down and lets the waterworks flow.

When a man cries in public, we realise that a certain Rubicon has been passed and it is such an unsettling realisation. Sometimes, seeing your man cry might be cute but just as rainbows, we do not want to see it every day. In fact, I wonder what would happen to the country if our president dissolved into tears during one of his national addresses. We are quite used to his glares when he is angry and the occasional telling off, bu...