tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2582274004296638852.post6618793998319051229..comments2023-12-30T09:35:40.561-07:00Comments on Chiseled in Rock: A Real ManChiseled in Rockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02545077591839974850noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2582274004296638852.post-5233565544357743402016-01-07T09:19:20.189-07:002016-01-07T09:19:20.189-07:00Really? There are young men who can't change a...Really? There are young men who can't change a tire? We learned how to do that in the old days in Driver's Ed class, but maybe schools don't do that anymore.Patricia Stolteyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17192369425956406122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2582274004296638852.post-22578102286151681102016-01-06T17:01:44.652-07:002016-01-06T17:01:44.652-07:00Thanks, Karen! Because I felt like I was ranting, ...Thanks, Karen! Because I felt like I was ranting, I didn't broach some of those and the issue with 'toughness' -- that kicking somebody's ass is the opposite of being a man, even though I believe in self defense and the fitness with martial arts.<br />Chiseled in Rockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02545077591839974850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2582274004296638852.post-31555282844046683682016-01-06T12:02:13.255-07:002016-01-06T12:02:13.255-07:00I loved this post! I think the things you may hav...I loved this post! I think the things you may have missed are the new rules of the playground that take away risks emotional (don't play dodge ball) or physical (teeter totters may totter you right off) And the emphasis on self esteem - particularly unearned self esteem... why is an entire team given participation trophies rather than the winning team get the winning trophies... oh and don't get me started on the expectations for all the little boys to sit good and quiet in a classroom... it's hard enough for girls to do that but BOYS (in general) are genetically constructed differently. Give a boy a stick and he'll make a gun out of it (natural hunters who get sent to the principal's office). I'm SO TIRED OF THE P.C. EXPECTATIONS THAT A BOY MUST BE LIKE A GIRL!!!!! There are natural variations, of course, but on the whole we are stifling poor little boys! And, in some cases, making them like little robots who are great at the bang em up computer games (for lack of truer forms of bang em up) and bad at leaving home and taking care of business like adults. Karen Lin Sisters of the Quillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07067700948949637412noreply@blogger.com