The death of the male role model

onefreeshot · 2025-09-24T09:27:58+00:00

Man wtf this hits home on so many levels. I've been aware of its effects on me for almost 20 years now and while it's great to feel seen and understood (finally!!) he seems to miss out on the biggest crux. I (We?) don't know how to embody the king, that's the actual problem (I'm guessing once you're aware of it, which is quite a journey in itself too). I keep bumping into this idea of becoming the man I've always needed as a father figure, my question is how???

This suggestion feels almost like telling an angry person, just don't be angry. It's also a matter of having missed out on a lived experience, there's no getting those years back nor can you realistically expect someone to "father" you once you're a physically grown adult. Not to wallow in self-pity, but it seems to me that one would need something as close as possible to what should have been there in the first place, but maybe reinterpreted so that it works between adult men.

DifficultPapaya3038 · 2025-09-24T07:15:40+00:00

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https://youtu.be/Drlt4IzMqPsvp-N5iQclBOzu4Cx

Title	The death of the male role model
Author	DifficultPapaya3038
Upvotes	93
Comments	4
Date	September 24, 2025 7:13 AM UTC (9 months ago)
Subreddit	Posted in /r/MensRights
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