When your son's voice breaks does it affect you less if he sounds upset?

[KindergartenKop]

Weird question alert...DS age 10 is playing monopoly with his brother and he's annoyed, talking in a stressed high pitched voice etc. I can't tune it out, it's like when he was a baby crying. It makes me stressed just hearing it.

Is this normal? I think it is.
Does this change once their voices break or can you always hear your baby in there?

No it's worse when it sounds like a grown man crying.

No idea as my boys are 2 and 4 but I'm following as I hadn't even considered this!

My grown up son being audibly upset is more heart wrenching now than it was when he was young.

@Mosik oh damn.

His brother has Mayfair. It's not going to end well.

My mum felt very strange when I told her I'd started menopause. I don't think this ever changes!

No I Dont think think it stops getting under your skin. My son is 16 and his voice has been broken a good while but I can still tell if he's about to ask for money/help. There is a bit of vulnerability in the tone. When he's upset now, his problems are a bit more complicated too. Subject choices for state exams clashing for example. Harder to solve than "we'll get a new one".
So, It's not like I think "well that man can take care of himself"!!

Absolutely this.

No because if my kids are genuinely upset it breaks my heart whatever age they are.

No it's worse.

no, it's definitely worse.

Proper complex pain rather than passing child angst/crossness.