“too masculine for my mom”
The article I linked from The Woman and the Dragon yesterday broke my freaking heart, and this just reminded me of that. A boy should never feel disdain from their mother for being too masculine. It makes me so angry and so sad.
Isn’t it fascinating that in Asian countries, daughters are looked down upon, but here it seems the trend is the opposite?
I used to be terrified of raising a girl, and wanted all boys. They’re so much easier, I thought! But now I know I have to steer them through all this bullshit to teach them how to be men, when the world is telling them that masculinity is something to be ashamed of. But they’ll never get that from me. Not now.
I wonder what kind of friends they’re going to grow up with. Will they be little AMOGs? Will all the girls think they’re lovable assholes like their dad? Will they refuse to listen to us and marry girls that treat them like a doormats? Should we even encourage them to get married?
I always get ahead of myself.
Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.
