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In reply to the discussion: The 3 Most Damaging Words You Can Tell Your Son [View all]Inkfreak
(1,695 posts)66. Yes indeed! (nt)
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"Be cool and be kind of a dick", made me laugh, but I have seen too many men deny pain
siligut
Mar 2014
#1
It's a reverse sexism. Little boys are taught not to cry or admit to pain, or other
Cleita
Mar 2014
#7
Heh. I guess I missed THAT memo, like the times I needed a root canal.
Warren DeMontague
Mar 2014
#8
"be a man" is my guess. And as I scrolled down to post I saw the answer at the bottom of the OP.
cui bono
Mar 2014
#4
The most hurtful thing I ever heard was said to me by my mother when she was mad at my father once
Fumesucker
Mar 2014
#6
YES!!! YES!!! YES!!! I have seen this since I was little! It's the WORST thing for society! EVERYONE
DesertDiamond
Mar 2014
#10
how often do you hear anyone say to a little girl.... be a woman. a child is just that.
seabeyond
Mar 2014
#61
"Spit on it and take a lap" was what I heard as a HS wrestler and basketball player.
11 Bravo
Mar 2014
#16
I have three boys and both my husband and I have worked hard to overcome the stereotype of what
Bettie
Mar 2014
#14
I disagree. My wife and I are teaching two amazing sons to "Be a man". What we aren't teaching ...
11 Bravo
Mar 2014
#15
I lost my son when he was 14; but he was well on his way toward becoming a terrific man.
IrishAyes
Mar 2014
#34
good point. My son is 15 now. He is just now getting interested in things that some would call
liberal_at_heart
Mar 2014
#45
Parents say malicious evil shit to their kids every day. This doesn't even rate...
Demo_Chris
Mar 2014
#46