Has the phrase ‘man up’ outlived its usefulness? To many, these two words may seem harmless. People often say ‘man up’ when suggesting a man be strong or show less emotion, but maybe the phrase implies one can be more or less of a man based on behavior. What does it mean? Does ‘man-up’ suggest…
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13 years of being a father. I wouldn’t change a thing!
Read moreGuante – “Ten Responses to the Phrase ‘Man Up’ “
The Myth Of The Deadbeat Dad
From the wild Irish slums of the 19th-century Eastern seaboard, to the riot-torn suburbs of Los Angeles, there is one unmistakable lesson in American history: a community that allows large numbers of young men to grow up in broken families, dominated by women, never acquiring any stable relationship to male authority, never acquiring any set…
Read moreOpposing Views – the protest of Dr. Warren Farrell
“Education is best served when the whole range of ideas are presented to the person and the individual is allowed to make up his or her own mind, and that individual is given the tools with which to make that decision – in other words, an ideal educational situation would give a student the criteria…
Read moreFatherhood…a social role
Fatherhood is a social role: a pattern of expectations for male behavior that socializes men by encouraging them to protect and nurture their offspring, The essential difference between biological paternity and fatherhood is that biological paternity produces a child, fatherhood produces an adult.
Read moreMAN UP!!! This is life…welcome to the real world
Having kids will change everything. It seems that things are magical after you find out you are about to have a baby. You have the baby shower, get the gifts, you go out and purchase the crib, look at strollers, paint the baby room, plan for all kinds of things. You enter the real world…
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