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Comment on Men are lost. Here’s a map out of the wilderness. in ~life.men
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Comment on Men are lost. Here’s a map out of the wilderness. in ~life.men
LaserBeam LinkThis article really touched on a lot of what I've been feeling watching my younger male family members trying to find themselves as they grow into adulthood. They have expressed to me that they...This article really touched on a lot of what I've been feeling watching my younger male family members trying to find themselves as they grow into adulthood. They have expressed to me that they feel frustrated and lost, feeling like the world has labeled them as toxic, without provided them a vision of how they can be a "non-toxic" male. I have done my best to talk with them about right wing ideas of masculinity, going over exactly why I disagree with Jordan peterson or whoever, but at the end of the day I can empathize with why they are drawn to those ideas.
I know that when I was younger I definitely struggled with the idea of what it means to be a man, and there were times that I was probably a little too close to getting sucked into the "manosphere." I look back on the time I spent reading content from "TheRedPill" and am a little terrified by how many of those ideas seemed reasonable to me at the time. I was fortunate enough to have a few role models that allowed me to eventually see that content for what it was, but I can't firmly say that without them I would have found who I wanted to be.
I think this is something that needs to be talked about more, and after reading this article I think I'm actually motivated to try and be a better and more accessible role model to young men around me. I don't have any sons of my own, but I think I'm going to try some way to volunteer and connect with young men that are wrestling with these issues. I'm struggling to come up with exactly how this would look, but I'm curious to see if anyone else has ideas on how we can be accessible and positive role models.
My initial thought was BBBS as well, I used to be a Big and it was both fun and rewarding. Maybe I should get back into it now that life has settled down a little. I'm also going to keep thinking about this, maybe ask around and see if I can come up with more ideas. I'll try to post them here because I know at least a few more men will be inspired by this post and BBBS might not be for everyone.