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Half of children born to mothers under thirty were born outside marriage.
The Boy Crisis (2018)
If Don Draper ended up at Esalen in a state of introspection about what it means to be a man, maybe that’s where he should start.
The Boy Crisis (2018)
Veterans create privilege for all those who have not had to serve.
The Boy Crisis (2018)
“The best parent is both parents” means mommy is no substitute for daddy, money is no substitute for daddy, and another man is no substitute for daddy.
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Boys who are not interested in school almost always have an interest that can be catalyzed into future employment if it is pursued via hands-on experience.
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I discuss men in a book about boys because men are the role models who either offer your son structure and inspiration, or leave him rudderless and depressed.
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In my forty-five years of forming men’s groups, I have never heard of a man who was actively involved in a men’s group being hospitalized for depression, or commit suicide.
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Traditional men make their sacrifices in significant measure in the hopes of being appreciated when they come home, and having their learning experiences integrated into their homes.
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Especially in the military, hazing helps recruits amputate each other’s individuality because the war machine works best with standardized parts, not with people who say, “I’m special.”
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If your son is nontraditional, he needs to know that the most important work of his life is selecting a woman who is free enough from social constraints to free him from social constraints.
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A desire to be nurtured is in our son’s nature. But it’s a nature we don’t often nurture.
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Whether or not we know our dad, we have a relationship with him. The relationship in our mind is our relationship.
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By age eighty-five, men’s suicide rate is 1,650 percent higher than that of women the same age.
Women cry, men die.
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Dads were user-friendly for companies, because they could most easily be used.
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Guns are not the cause of the boy crisis, but as we are working on the causes, the control of guns can limit the damage of dad-deprived sons.
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Boys’ IQs have dropped about 15 points since the 1980s.
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When the house is clean and the bills are paid, the effort our partner makes to keep things the same are invisible exactly because things are the same.
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Worldwide, boys are 50 percent more likely than girls to fail to meet basic proficiency in any of the three core subjects of reading, math, and science.
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While your son’s internal security is most likely to be enhanced by the hands-on involvement of both parents, even one conscious parent can lead the way.
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If your son is unclear as to what a highly powerful woman wants from him, he is more likely to go for a woman who is less powerful who has some need for him.
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