Basically the premise of this book is that men are becoming wimps. And I gotta say - I agree. And you know where I've seen it most - HGTV shows. The one's where people are buying houses (Property Virgins, House Hunters, etc). If I hear one more 20-something newlywed whine about a 16X16 foot backyard to mow, I'm going to HURL. MAN UP. LIFE ISN'T JUST ABOUT PLAYING VIDEO GAMES.
What are we DOING to boys? They show the slightest bit of... zest... for life, and we slap an ADHD label on them and start drugging them. (I'm NOT saying there aren't legitimate cases of ADHD out there - please don't think I am) In our push to make sure that girls don't get left behind, we're leaving the boys behind.
And we're doing the same to men. We make fun of them and mock them because they can't/don't multitask. Guess what? For the most part, they CAN'T. They are not genetically made up to work that way. Men are not women with penises. Women are not men with vaginas. We are different. I LIKE a man who knows how to change tires and fix things and who can open a stuck jar. I like a man who is a MAN. Not so whipped by a woman that he's seemingly become incapable of doing ANYTHING on his own without her instructions.
If you're married, or have a significant male other, please take a moment or two to appreciate the MAN he is, and be grateful that he's NOT a woman. If you have a son, let him be a boy! And for the girls - let's teach them to appreciate men/boys for what they are, not expect them to be just like us.
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In agree. I hate a whimpy man....or a whimpy woman for that matter....but I like my guys a little rough around the edges and for them to take on the hard stuff, be capable and willing to fix stuff and to take care of things. The more macho they are, the more feminine I feel. That being said, I like a bit of sensitivity as well, as in he will rescue the baby birds before he fixes the gutters and not just RID of them. You get the idea.
I completely agree with you. It's the feminization of America. Just because men don't do things like women do doesn't mean they're wrong.
I recently read a book called The Male Brain, and it showed that men and boys act the way they do because of hormones. Although we have to train our boys to keep those hormones under control, I want my son to know that there's nothing wrong with being a guy.
a-MEN!
A-freaking-men!
I happen to be married to a very manly-man. He is incapable of successfully doing two things at once (which still baffles me, but I love him nonetheless). We are doing our darndest to raise our son to be a manly-man. I am surrounded by men who do not stand their ground and are completely "driven" (not sure that is the word I want, but my brain is not working) by their women and it drives me nuts.
This, of course, brings me to my all important question. Is Lizzie throwing her hat into the next presidential race? Because I need a candidate I can fully believe in!!
I so agree! Vive la difference!
AMEN sister!
SO. MUCH. AGREE.
I've been saying forever that I honestly believe one of our biggest downfalls as a society is the move toward men being nothing more than slightly-less-feminine-women. As though women are the standard that men must aspire to, if that makes sense. Society expects men to think like women, react like women, and approach things like women and that is SO MUCH CRAP. I hate it.
I read an article about this the other day. That our schools are punishing boys for being boys. That they expect little boys to behave as little girls do. And that just isn't realistic. I like a manly man. I celebrate that we are not the same. It would drive me crazy if he needed me for every simple task. Although I wouldn't mind if my husband could figure out how to load the dishwasher properly. Just sayin.
I agree 500%.
And now I want to read this book.
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