boys

Last night I went to a seminar on 'Boys and their Emotions.' This is such an important subject in my estimation. The results of not paying attention to how boys express themselves, particularly in the modern era is there for all to see; I don't need to point them out, surely.

Many young men are poorly parented, have insufficient positive role models in other men and often as not turn to less desirable behaviours. When women were given the opportunity to achieve equality (an unfinished project, I realize) men suffered a commensurate loss of identity. It became more complicated to become a man.

From complexity, opportunity can grow. There is a chance for men to find new ways of expressing their undeniable talents and predispositions. But that chance must start with boys, the way they are nurtured, encouraged, parented. It's time for fathers, no matter what their past failings or weaknesses, to step up.