“What I found was the attitude that it’s okay for women to talk about feelings and cry for help, but men can’t.”

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This is a comment by Cy Young and Bonnie on the post “6 Ways to talk to Your Son About Male Violence and Healthy Masculinity”. What messages have you been bombarded with about violence as a man? Were you taught how to punch so you could defend yourself on the playground?

“The idea of ‘having it all’ denies the existence of the trade offs the people have to make.”

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This is a comment by Texpat on the post “Why Men Can’t Have It All”.

“Society wants dads to ‘step up’, but they are literally stomped down when they do.”

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These are comments by John Schtoll and Danny on the post “Can A Dad Take His Daughter Clothes Shopping (and Other Indignities of Modern Dadhood)”.

Men and Mass Shootings

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Andrew Smiler believes that if we are to change the odds on these rampage killings, we might want to start by changing the messages we send to men and boys.

“When you’re a woman, you receive thousand upon thousands of coded messages to you every day telling you that your looks are all the matter and that you are unattractive.”

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This comment is from lisa on the post “In Praise of Small-Breasted Women”