I borrowed this idea from Ada, who made a great post on c/MTF about this. The discussion was very interesting and I wanted to bring it to a wider range of perspectives across the spectrum.
I borrowed this idea from Ada, who made a great post on c/MTF about this. The discussion was very interesting and I wanted to bring it to a wider range of perspectives across the spectrum.
I don’t even think men know what masculinity is half the time. I’m a Dad so I think I get a free pass to make it up anyways and the only other Dads that complain seem to be the ones that are not on speaking terms with their kids.
Same boat as you pretty much. Had our son about 2 years ago and really started thinking “if I were to teach him how to be a man, what would that entail?” I couldn’t really think of anything that was a quality exclusive to men. In terms of masculinity and femininity, I think there are physical traits that I would classify as closer to one or the other, but I think the distinction from a personality standpoint is useless as a way to classify other people. At the end of the day, I’d rather teach him to be an empathetic and kind person as opposed to teaching him to be a man.