In case you haven’t heard, I’m one of those lucky guys who has a wife and 6 daughters. I am, as many, many, many people have reminded me for the last 17 years (ever since our eldest was born), in the minority in my family. I am the only male. That is, unless you count…
Tag: equality
Beyond Our Culture’s Nipple Confusion
A high school girl decides to show up at school without a bra and gets pulled out of class by security and reprimanded. Why? I used to think that bras were primarily made to support breasts. And secondly to optionally look sexy. How naïve of me. It is obvious to me now that their primary…
Teaching What it Means to Be a Man. Or Woman.
We were recently invited to have a conversation with a bunch of 6th and 7th graders about what it means to be a man or a woman, including answering any questions they had about sex. After balking at the idea, and bringing up all the reasons we weren’t qualified to guide such a talk, only…
Beyond Relationship Advice
Did you know that every 5 minutes an article is published on the topic of romantic relationships? Actually, I just made that up. But it sure feels that way. From blogs to articles featured on trusted online news sources, newspapers, magazines, self-help books, talk shows, virtual discussion forums, to local discussion groups for men, women,…
Why We Should Model Respect for our Children
A few nights ago I dreamt that I was back in High School, which really isn’t correct, because I grew up in France and this was clearly an American high school. So I was “back” in high school in the athletics department with a bunch of really ripped and intimidating guys. And they were bullying…
11 year old Challenges our Cultural Standards of Nudity
“Why can’t girls walk around without their shirts on?” asks my indignant 11 yr old (Lolie) today on our way back from school. I get it: the culture I was brought up in – one of shame in regards to nakedness – taught me that it’s normal for boys to go shirtless, and wrong for…