In my opinion, you are interpreting it incorrectly.
Look from their perspective.
"My man is so smart, competent and emotionally stable. I can rely on him for anything!"
"Oh no he's crying, does this mean our family won't survive? What do I do?"
It's not anything more complicated than that. Women can probably chime in to tell me if I'm right or wrong, but this is a human perspective, because children will feel the same way if the father cries.
Look from their perspective.
"My man is so smart, competent and emotionally stable. I can rely on him for anything!"
"Oh no he's crying, does this mean our family won't survive? What do I do?"
It's not anything more complicated than that. Women can probably chime in to tell me if I'm right or wrong, but this is a human perspective, because children will feel the same way if the father cries.