A glimpse at the ancient tradition of the ‘walkabout’ as practiced today, in which some young men sing to survive and others ‘walk to listen.’
When Teen Boys Lose Hope
April 30, 2013 By 9 Comments
Hopeless and angry young males can do desperate things. How mentors can stand by in their times of crisis.
Secrets and Smokes at Two Minutes to Midnight
April 22, 2013 By 1 Comment
Kenny Bodanis is a father of two small children: nowadays, he craves sleep. But 25 years ago, up late with his friends, it was a different story.
The Nature of the Nectar
April 14, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Do men find their first drink more memorable than women?
Finding the Boy in Your Father
April 13, 2013 By 4 Comments
Your father wasn’t just a boy “back then.” He’s one now, too.
How Teens Drink
April 9, 2013 By 4 Comments
Before the energy drink slash cocktail and butt-chugging, there was “The Watermelon Crawl” and “Mr. Boston’s.”
The Importance of Pecking Orders to Boys
April 6, 2013 By 14 Comments
Should parents and teachers intervene in the jockeying for status endemic among adolescent boys?
Coup d’État
April 5, 2013 By Leave a Comment
A missionary growing his first chin hairs comes face to face with revolutionary soldiers in the Dominican Republic.
The Value of Snow Shoveling
March 11, 2013 By 1 Comment
When Bob Barsanti was his eldest son’s age, his adolescent ego was stoked by shoveling snow: a modern John Henry against the snowplow. That was then…
Puberty: 3/16
February 28, 2013 By 1 Comment
Like puberty isn’t bad enough, but some people have to go and write about it.
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.
Unconquered
January 28, 2013 By 1 Comment
Jeff Swain defines ‘unconquered,’ with some help from his friends: William Ernest ‘Captain of My Soul’ Henley and Tom Petty.
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?
“It’s a woman’s job to make her man feel safe — a safe place that doesn’t expect him to do brave things just because he’s a man.”
This is a comment by Kat on the post “A Husband’s Job Is To Create Emotional Safety”.