“Our society expects a man to succeed or fail on his own merit alone, and if a man does not succeed, we cast him aside.”

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This is a comment by Jonathan G on the post “Young Men Committing Violence: How Have We Failed Our Boys?”

The Greatest Speech Ever Made (Video)

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Spoken by the guy who we normally associate with silent films, this speech will fill your heart and give you goosebumps.

“Teach children to help people their own size. If it’s a child, help them, otherwise get a ‘big person’ to help.”

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This is a comment by Ilene Moore on the post “The Healthy Sex Talk: Teaching Kids Consent, Ages 1-21″.

What Would You Do if You Walked Into a Murder in Progress? (Video)

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Two men put in hidden cameras in an elevator to see if people would help a man in a life or death situation. How would you react?

Dear John: Haunted By Hook-Up At His Kid’s School’s Drop-Off

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Someone bound to remember a regrettable hook-up, a friend who can’t take criticism, and an ill friend who guilts people into getting what she wants.

“One of the problems with cutting is that it can spiral out of control.”

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This comment is from cloudsurf, on the post “Understanding Self Harm”.

“If we used our ‘defense’ budget to help people, the next generation would know how to care for one another.”

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This is a comment by Justin Cascio on the post “Male Disposability: 1/19″.

Good-bye 2012: A Year of Living, Losing, & Being Social

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A short reflection on an interesting year by Kevin DeSoto

How to Help Someone Who Is Feeling Suicidal

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People who admit to having suicidal thoughts are saying, “I just want the pain to stop.”

1BlueString—An Awareness Campaign from 1in6

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Are you a musician? Here are four ways that you can help us raise awareness about men who are survivors of childhood sexual abuse.

Can I Overcome Depression?

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While most people can enjoy pleasant afternoons, I live in constant fear of the approaching storms.

Why Do Men Have a Hard Time Handing Things Over To God?

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If pride truly cometh before the fall then we need a strong harness and a good helmet.

Coping With Adult ADD

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Think adult ADD doesn’t exist? Think again. J.R. Reed looks at life with the illness and shows that it doesn’t have to control your life.

The Morning After

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Evan Meck woke in terrible pain, sure something was very wrong.

Not a Joke: Why Do Our Boys Keep Up the Mass Shootings?

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I am left with the question of what is going on with our boys that they exclusively are prone to the strike to such powerful, insane, derranged, and hurtful forces that would cause some tiny fraction to come up with a plan to go into a school or a movie theater or an isolated island to kid as many innocent children as possible?

“It can be hard to go to counseling. The hardest part was making the first appointment.”

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This is a comment by Travis on the post “Ten Reasons I Decided to see a Therapist”.