Therapist Reacts To: Protector by Beyonce *can't stop the tears*

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[@arnottistephens]

This song makes me miss my mom! Gosh dang it , Beyoncé!!!! 😭♥️✨

[@Birdiealway]

God Bless you!

[@loganlibr]

one of my takeaways from the track listing was that i think she wanted to bring us into the vulnerable emotional space she was in after performing daddy lessons w the chicks and letting us in to understand her perspective before she lets go and goes off later in the album 😇

[@saphire2214]

One of my favorite songs on the album. Remind me of how lucky I am to have a protector in my mom. It's the gift that just keeps giving.

[@rafaellaurent]

this song is so beautiful i always cry lol

[@TheAnastyB]

I love this song, I hope one day I can apply it to my own kids. I had to mature too early as I needed to protect my mother from my abusive father. It was the only way for him to sober up and leave the room. I am trying to heal and understand where this anger and frustration was coming from as there were substances involved back then and that's why it was triggering his mental health. You learn from your parents mistakes.

[@mendwithmere]

Thank you for sharing. You never should have had to step in for him to stop. I know you will absolutely apply protection when you have your own kids and I promise, you’ll be a better parent bc of it someday. In the meantime, protect yourself. The anger and frustration had nothing to do with you and while his substance use may have been used to help his mental health issues, it is never an excuse for abuse. It was a choice for him to act in this way bc if it wasn’t, he wouldn’t have been able to stop when you walked in the room. Also, you will never understand it completely and instead of focusing on why he felt that way, focus on your healing and that inner child that saw things you shouldn’t have. Sorry this is a novel, but I feel so strongly about this. Did you read my book? It’ll help for sure. I 💗 U

[@OfficialPrettyLittleLiars]

This song was the peak of my crying during this album (had me thinking of my little sister). Hopefully you got to jam out a bit more towards the middle and end of the album! Thanks as always for your reactions

[@avogrid296]

As a mother, I really connected with this one too -- and I love the part where she's tying her child back into the long list of people who came before and those who will raise them up. And that's not even mentioning the simple beauty of the song and the gorgeously warm and heavenly vocals.

[@emmapanzica8333]

This song makes me think of my dad who always would and still continues to try to protect me from all the bad. Now that I’m 20 I understand why he did all he did reflecting back! I think we need that one parent and/or guardian that wants what is best for us❤

[@aeshaalberts7560]

It is a beautiful song. The lyrics are emotional.

[@alexh5619]

Heavy stuff. So beautiful and touching. 🌿

[@lynnettegort4582]

This song hit me so hard as a mom too. ❤

[@mzhappyfree7688]

There is nothing like knowing there is no end to my mother’s protection… i was 9 when i saw my mother go at a grown man who had touched me inappropriately… it scared me at first and i thought i had done wrong because she had a look that i had never seen before…. It took four men to get my mom off this dude… My mom has a saying: she is willing to shower in gasoline in hell while deep thoating the devil to keep her [me] safe… graphic yes… but to know in my heart of hearts deep down in my soul that she truly means that has always kept my spirit strong because there literally is a “home” I can always go and feel safe. Getting off the internets to call her now 🙏🏽

[@meg_th3_ant1_h3ro]

For me, and I just wanna make sure I preface this, because it's important, by saying looking back, everyone did the best they could under the circumstances, given the sh!tty parenting toolbox everyone seemed to inherit like some sort of generational curse…one that I had the PLEASURE of snuffing the hell OUT! I knew in my heart that I was loved, even if no one knew how to show or say it, but nothing ever felt certain or concrete in my world growing up. I guess you could say, I didn't have a steady tree I could lean on. And so, not having a consistent, protector or reliable parental figure period, or even anyone to be what “Little Me” needed on a consistent, now-and-then kind of basis, only lit a flame deep down in me that made me even more determined when I grew up, should I have a child(ren), they would NEVER doubt that Momma had their back, that they could come to me with anything and not be judged or chastised, but would be met with understanding and pulled in close and tight for a big hug that would comfort them as I'd truly only been able to dream of. I told myself that they would KNOW, without the fear of a question mark in the back of their minds, that they are more than worthy and deserving of EVERYTHING beautiful and brilliant in this world, and that they know their life, in and of itself, is one of the greatest GIFTS this world has ever received. I wanted to make sure that they ALWAYS knew how LOVED, and WANTED they are, without even realizing they knew it, because they couldn't imagine going even one day without feeling that love and sense of being wanted; and also because it does come so naturally and invariably, they would feel ALL the LOVE I have inside of me for them. And they would definitely KNOW forever and always that they have a Momma who would do anything in and out of this world for them…I would walk barefoot SLOWLY, over hot coals from the Atlantic Ocean across the entire U.S. until I reached the waters of the Pacific Ocean just to make them happy. I have 3 Angel babies, and “KG” is my little miracle! And I’m all the time explaining to her that she IS legit my ❤ walking around outside of my body in this great, big world, and that is, hands down, the most terrifying, yet magical feeling in there is for me. I made myself all those promises when I was about 10 or 11 years old, and I’m damn proud to say, though I'm far from perfect and God knows she deserves so much more than me, I am profoundly grateful and beyond blessed that I was chosen to be her Momma. She was then, is now, and forever will be my saving “Grace”. 💝 Loved your reaction, Mere…It’s raw and it's real, and if you cry because it makes you feel something, then cry it out and let whoever wants to talk 💩, talk their 💩, because authentic people like to see honest, genuine, from your gut reactions to these videos, and dammit, that’s EXACTLY what you do! So, you keep doing you, Sis! Know I'm always in your corner. And by the way, J has one helluvan amazing, devoted, beyond loving Momma in you, my Sweet Friend! He hit the Momma jackpot! 👏🏼 Seriously, like KG, J comes from weathered, but STRONG, and unbending roots and we’ll be their trees to shade and comfort them for the rest of our lives. We know a good bit about each other, but one thing we know undeniably is that to each of us, our kids are our entire Universe! Talk to you soon! 💕 LoVe you BIG! ❌⭕❌⭕ ✨Megan✨

[@mendwithmere]

Megan! This moved me! I love you so much!

[@annarother7085]

I looked up the translation to send it to my mom (we're brazilian) and I was crying in the bathroom at 2am so that was ✨fun✨. Def a comfort if a therapist is crying about it, who am I to listen to it without crying? (only managed to do that ONCE! except for when watching reactions - sometimes)

[@celestialcat51011]

Just wanna say that you reacted to the first 4 songs on the album, American Requiem, Blackbird, 16 Carriages, and Protector, all of which ARE ABSOULTELY DEVASTATINGLY EMOTIONAL! I'm convinced Beyoncé tried her hardest to rip out our hearts from the jump. After those 4, I usually skip to Spaghetti, YA YA, Tyrant, or Sweet Honey Buckin for self-care.

[@alexoss_fs9758]

Make an "I do" from Reneé Rapp video please ❤

[@NoddingAlong]

Could you please do a reaction to Lady Gaga’s Chromatica album? It’s the last piece of her personal discography that is fiercely inspired by her mental health journey.Especially the songs "Replay" and "911" are probably two of the most interesting approaches to past trauma that I’ve heard in pop music the past few years.I would love to hear your opinion on them 🩷

[@AustinAshburn]