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Feel as though i missed something i should have gotten when i grew up? Yes or No?
Started this discussion. Last reply by Aaron Duddles Jun 27, 2012. 14 Replies 0 Likes
Now im 18 male, and im looking at the site and it just seems i know i should have alot of these traits of being a man but i don't, and i'm just wondering if maybe i missed something while i was…Continue
Beginning Steps into manhood?
Started this discussion. Last reply by Lex Jun 22, 2012. 9 Replies 0 Likes
So this my first post on this forum and i would just like to say hi, but with out further delay lets get back on to my topic. I'm 18, male you guys could figure that out from my profile but ill state…Continue
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Aaron Duddles replied to Edward N.'s discussion Feel as though i missed something i should have gotten when i grew up? Yes or No?
Nick H replied to Edward N.'s discussion Feel as though i missed something i should have gotten when i grew up? Yes or No?"Hemmingway?"
The Original Cody replied to Edward N.'s discussion Feel as though i missed something i should have gotten when i grew up? Yes or No?"Plant a tree, write a book, have a son, and fight a bull... ?"
SteveSF replied to Edward N.'s discussion Feel as though i missed something i should have gotten when i grew up? Yes or No?"Edward, you definitely missed something, we all did. No one's father is perfect. Your dad is a marine who wasn't around. Mine is a systems analist who was around all the time but never taught me to shave or catch a ball.
Why do you say…"
Tom Knighton replied to Edward N.'s discussion Feel as though i missed something i should have gotten when i grew up? Yes or No?"I was 28 when I finally started "acting like a man". Don't sweat the small stuff. You still have plenty of time to step up and act like a man acts.
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Mike D. replied to Edward N.'s discussion Feel as though i missed something i should have gotten when i grew up? Yes or No?"You probably did miss something. Don't worry about that though, it's in the past. Focus on what you can do from here. A lot of people missed these sorts of things growing up these days. That's why this site…"
"It isn't too late, not by a long shot. Don't worry about the past or your father. Become the man YOU want to be starting now."
Native Son replied to Edward N.'s discussion Feel as though i missed something i should have gotten when i grew up? Yes or No?"I'll start it. You missed that bit about punctuation and capitalization.
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David F. replied to Edward N.'s discussion Feel as though i missed something i should have gotten when i grew up? Yes or No?"My father was a desk jockey M-F and a house flipper by weekend.
As to being a man. Culturally the feminist movement made a mistake in not giving a clear idea of what was expected for men to be / act. Given all of these…"
Todd Serveto replied to Edward N.'s discussion Feel as though i missed something i should have gotten when i grew up? Yes or No?"Edward--I'm glad you didn't get smart with your dad when he told you that, because that wouldn't have been right, but you might have thought "so what is it that I'm supposed to do about this?" I hate it when…"
Rick Shelton replied to Edward N.'s discussion Feel as though i missed something i should have gotten when i grew up? Yes or No?"As a military brat, yes you did. You missed your role model. You can't emulate someone who isn't around, and this is what gets so many boys from single parent households into trouble.
What to do about it.
Is your father…"
Edward N. posted a discussionFeel as though i missed something i should have gotten when i grew up? Yes or No?
Now im 18 male, and im looking at the site and it just seems i know i should have alot of these traits of being a man but i don't, and i'm just wondering if maybe i missed something while i was growing up, because while i definitely have a guys mind set, but i'm not much of a man. I dont know if my dad was just frustrated at the time or not but at one point when i was 15 he had told me that i need to start acting more like a man and that i should have more of the characteristics of one by then,…See More
"Great comments from the others. Good stuff in there.
In regards to your goals, write them down. Review them regularly. But keep setting them and set them high. So what if you fall short. You'll still be miles ahead of where you would be…"
Rick Shelton replied to Edward N.'s discussion Beginning Steps into manhood?"I'm thinking you're going about this the wrong way. Life isn't a destination, its a journey. You're setting yourself goals, which is great but do you have a roadmap as to how to reach these goals? For example I…"
Mike D. replied to Edward N.'s discussion Beginning Steps into manhood?"I've become a huge fan of keeping a journal. I started on about a year and a half ago and I've really enjoyed it. One of my goals for this year is to write it in every day even if it's to say "nothing happened,"…"
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