Fathers and Sons: a Poem
by Don Waxman every son who struggles for acceptance from his father will become the father who struggles to accept his son when men gather, each becomes this son, and each becomes the father to this son, and for those who never had a father, or who had several, the path is the same, father and son are two faces of the same coin, the price you pay in suffering and love to become the man you are August 29, 2007 Don Waxman, Licensed...
Buddhist Books for Children
I spent a delightful afternoon yesterday reading the Barefoot Books collection of Indian Tales, as told by Shenaaz Naji…
Ending a “Dads” Stereotype
by Ravenspen Stereotypes abound. They’re a convenient way for me to pigeon-hole people when I don’t want to take the time to put myself in their shoes. Stereotyping makes me feel smug, superior and part of the “in” group. We (I) often express stereotypes in jokes, as if that excuses them. The problem with stereotyping is that we (I) can slip, without noticing it, into believing our own stereotypes, enforcing...
The WAKE UP Call!
Spoken Word Poetry on true fatherhood from Rob Atchison. This powerful piece comes to us from the author’s You tube link Spoken Word. Rob writes of his work: “My Poems range from Love, Break-ups, Depression, real life issues and so on. I write from my Life, friends or families life or just by imagining how I would feel in a particular situation and writing about it. I feel I have my own unique style and I’m hard to...
Who Says Raising Boys is Easier?
L.Z. Granderson takes on an outdated sexist myth. by Ravenspen “It’s easier to raise boys,” I was told. And for a while I actually believed them. Then I started paying attention.” L.Z. Granderson Granderson begins by pointing out just how skewed our perspectives about and projections on males really are. Almost predictably, the High School dropout rate for boys is higher than girls. Females outgraduate males in...
A New Warrior Looks at Fathers and Sons
We in the ManKind Project spend a lot of our time and energy talking about the relationship between fathers and sons. Its gold and its shadows. Anyone trying to shed more light on the fascinating topic of this critical aspect of being a man is doing a service to all humanity. One such individual is Scott Woerner, a New Warrior brother currently training as a psychologist, working in a Men’s Trauma program and doing research on...
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