Sunday, February 7, 2010
Angry young men
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Recently I read an extraordinary essay on the subject of why so many young men are angry, sullen and rebellious. The writer of this piece (Tiffani) has five children, including two sons ages 14 and 2. In the laboratory of a happy, stable, chaotic home life, she concocted this wild harebrained theory: That boys need men to teach them to be men. Crazy, ain’t it?
...The premise of Tiffani’s theory is that mothers need to know when to step aside and let their sons learn to be men under the tutelage of their fathers (or father figures). Like all mothers, Tiffani wants to protect her boys from harm. But is this a good thing in the long run? Perhaps not. Tiffani is learning when to stand back and let her husband take over the guidance of her boys.
...Trained men are, in the words of columnist Dennis Prager, the glory of civilization. Full Piece
