A beautiful short film of Leo, craftsman, bowl maker, sheep farmer in the UK.
“Our challenge as men is to redefine what it means to ‘be a man’ for each of us, to express who we truly are.”
April 19, 2013 By Leave a Comment
This is a comment by Josh Van Vliet on the post “I Can Finally Say I Am Proud to Be a Man”.
My Birthday Today
April 11, 2013 By Leave a Comment
#30: As I turn a year older and reflect on age, I don’t mind feeling sturdy.
The Only Sensible Thing to Do: Pro Golfer Drops Trousers to Shoot from Water Hazard
April 4, 2013 By 3 Comments
Is that what you would have done?
A Man in Wolf’s Clothing
April 1, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Phil Askew learns to step outside himself to get back to the intuitive man inside himself.
Tiger Woods, Redemption?
March 31, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Michael Taylor believes that in order for Tiger Woods to achieve redemption, he must first see himself as an ordinary man.
“Emotions always come out, and often at the worst time. We need to learn to work with them, not tamp them down harder.”
March 29, 2013 By 1 Comment
How did you learn to express your emotions instead of stifle them? Did it take practice or did it come naturally once you figured the toxic logic of expecting men to be eternally stoic?
“As a stay-at-home dad, I can’t measure what I gained, but it was the most important job I ever imagined. Tough as hell, incredibly delightful.”
March 28, 2013 By Leave a Comment
What do you love about parenthood? Paul and Pam share their thoughts about why everyone should be able to choose to stay at home or not, and why they love the choices that they made.
Geishas, Oil, and Marseilles: Art by Jack Varnell
March 27, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Jesse Mitchell reviews Jack Varnell’s art and find it reminiscent of “James Rosenquist, Raoul Hausmann and the conceptual art from the film Blade Runner.”
“I used to be convinced that ‘real men’ should only want sex and hate cuddling, kissing, and talking about love.”
March 26, 2013 By 1 Comment
Men, there are a lot of things that society tells you that you should want. Do you want those things? Or do you want something more, something different?
“Ever since the Steubenville sexual assaults made the news, I’ve been thinking about three things that happened in my life, things that have to do with the culture of rape.”
March 24, 2013 By 11 Comments
A 60-year-old man is still unable to comprehend rape. But looking back at stories in his life, he gains insights he wants to share.
“Before we can teach respect for women, boys need to learn to respect their own bodies and sexuality.”
March 20, 2013 By 4 Comments
Danny says that there are key things that we have to teach boys about themselves before we even start on other genders. What do you think? What would you say to your child self?
What Do I Stand For?
March 19, 2013 By 6 Comments
Canadian Dad blogger Chris Read uses the Fun song as a catalyst to examine his own values.
These Simple Phrases Are Harming All of Us and Here’s How We Can Stop It (Video)
March 15, 2013 By 2 Comments
Why “man up” and “you play like a girl” are devastating to everyone.
“Admonishing someone with depression is like telling a paraplegic person ‘I don’t see the problem, just get up and walk!’”
March 14, 2013 By 4 Comments
Have you ever been depressed? Did you have people telling you just to get over it? Or to just “think positively” and “believe in yourself”, expecting it to go away like magic? How did you respond?
“The math of death is merciless.”
This comment is by wellokaythen on the post New Study: Male Suicide at All Time High.