By: Michael
ENTRY #111 INADVERTANTLY SUBMITTED PRIOR TO EDITING AND COMPLETION. Sorry, guys, somehow my entry was submitted before I had a chance to edit and complete it. I will have to do it later. Note to Brett:...
View ArticleBy: Jim Araby
Hello Brett I just discovered this website and I enjoyed your article very much. I have been thinking about the subject of manhood in modern America for quite a while. I think the interesting thing...
View ArticleBy: Chris
Thanks for this article. I agree with most of the advice here, especially the emphasis on DOING things rather than just thinking about them. I have spent a lot of my 32 years contemplating things,...
View ArticleBy: Rob
Wow…I’m 40 years old and I don’t feel like a man. I’m glad I read this and stumbled on this website. Never been through a rite of passage, never played sports or even follow them. Never even really...
View ArticleBy: rico567
Another excellent essay. I had to move into manhood by sheer emulation of adults and just allowing Providence to take care of the rest. And maybe a small minority of twisted souls who never find the...
View ArticleBy: Mr. X
Brilliant. My short theory is that we are becoming less manly, as there are less manly things to do. Civilization has been become safe and predictable in industrialized countries. Contrast this with...
View ArticleBy: Mister-J
This was a VERY eye opening article. Especially Michaels comments.I myself am 23 years old and have struggled through my teens and so far since in my twenties,waiting for someone to give me...
View ArticleBy: David Lowry
Thanks for starting this site 5 years ago. Love it. It’s always a good read and the comments are as well.
View ArticleBy: Michael
***THE MATERNAL ‘NO! AS INTERNAL OBSTACLE TO BEING A MAN*** What I have not found on this site is how parental, but particularly MATERNAL, influences can impinge on a boy’s development into manhood....
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ENTRY #111 INADVERTANTLY SUBMITTED PRIOR TO EDITING AND COMPLETION. Sorry, guys, somehow my entry was submitted before I had a chance to edit and complete it. I will have to do it later. Note to Brett:...
View ArticleBy: Noah Revoy
Jrobertlysaght: “So, when exactly do I start feeling like a grown man?” Answer: When you fully reject the victim mentality, take full and personal responsibility for your all choices and your current...
View ArticleBy: Vanessa
Although his site is not intended for the likes of me, I have been creeping around here lately and I’m so pleased to see so many men take the time to reflect on so many important issues. It really does...
View ArticleBy: Gary
There are some good opportunities out there for training or providing a rite of passage. It’s easy to discount these as “chanting in the woods” but unless you’ve experienced something you aren’t in a...
View ArticleBy: Chris Fowler
I read some quote “When in doubt, get really, really strong.” That has been my moto for the last year. I think part of being a man is being strong. Taking care of your body. For me it is not about...
View ArticleBy: distributistdad
This essay properly identifies an issue in society and it’s clear enough for just about anyone to grasp and see. Perhaps the truth is a little more difficult to swallow that many would be willing to...
View ArticleBy: Jeremy
Jrobertlysaght, Your comment moved me. I understand what you are saying. You are a hard worker and yes the business culture today abuses their low level laborers. No, you do not need a college degree...
View ArticleBy: Ben
As Hemingway once to say, ” Go to war!” Learn to box or even simple things like learning to hunting or woodworking skills have all seemed to help. Fishing is one American past time where a guy can...
View ArticleBy: Toby Barnett
As a man who turns 35 next month I can relate to the sentiment of <em>not acting like a man till feeling like one</em>. Throughout my twenties it was a continuously haunting thought - I'm...
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