Colin Berry invites famous and unfamous men alike to own what they say, and for all of us to reap the benefits.
The Touch Ups
March 31, 2013 By 1 Comment
Pete Wilgoren lets his five year old daughter help him paint the house.
Stop Waiting for Things to Get Better
March 19, 2013 By 4 Comments
Face it: Oprah’s not calling, and not much will change in your life without taking different action.
“When my son was born I felt duty, responsibility and warmth, but I didn’t feel that passionate sense of lifelong love.”
March 12, 2013 By 2 Comments
When did you first bond with your child? Elise said that while that true love for her son eventually came to her, it wasn’t immediate. This can heap shame and guilt onto new parents and leave them feeling even more alone.
Why I Stopped Telling
March 1, 2013 By 2 Comments
Abby Norman has a ton of inspiring stories about helping struggling schools—so why doesn’t she tell them to people any more?
The Difference Between Want and Need
February 25, 2013 By 3 Comments
Why should a man clean his toilet rather than play video games?
Failure Is An Option
February 23, 2013 By 2 Comments
Kids need to be able to fail in order to learn how to succeed.
The Function of Adrenalin in Boys’ Rites of Passage
February 15, 2013 By 8 Comments
The young generation can be a threat to the status quo, or an energy source that needs direction, depending on how we meet the challenge.
Sergeants’ Initiation
February 4, 2013 By 1 Comment
Newly minted sergeants under surprise attack in Vietnam must act on their own authority for survival.
‘Peter Pan Syndrome’ Is Not Necessarily a Bad Thing
January 30, 2013 By 10 Comments
Does the pop psych notion of Peter Pan Syndrome give boyish traits a bad reputation?
Reimagining Mentorship
January 19, 2013 By 4 Comments
The building blocks of society are its adult citizens. What kind of society do we want to build?
“Is there ever a circumstance where the victim shoulders some of the blame/responsibility for their assault? For me the answer is no.”
December 19, 2012 By 35 Comments
This comment is by Nadine, to Archy, on the post “Rape Culture: What it is and how it works?”
Supporting My Real Family
December 11, 2012 By 5 Comments
Stepfather Kieron Casey wonders what it means to be a “real” father.
How to Date Me: A Field Guide for Men
December 8, 2012 By 136 Comments
Confidential to the guy who’s asking Amie Longmire out on a date: she wants you to succeed at dating her. Here’s how.
“Emotions always come out, and often at the worst time. We need to learn to work with them, not tamp them down harder.”
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?