What About the Men?

I fully agree, “men — not just women — want to be both nurturers and breadwinne­rs.” We are getting back to before the plow was invented and the man left co-parenti­ng to plow the fields. In spite of or maybe because of all the economic turmoil men are getting an opportunit­y to expand their roles as men.

Our men’s groups often focus on this issue. Men struggle with how to balance their passions and responsibi­lities as a father and breadwinne­r. It was a challenge for women; but they were more likely to have support from their own sex to move through this challenge.

Traditiona­lly men have not looked for other men for emotional support. Doing it without that support at best is difficult. Doing it with that support can actually make it fun – men enjoy supporting other men. As the roles for men and fathers change men need support that isn’t therapeuti­c. We don’t need psychother­apy. We just need to speak about our emotions to other men who are dealing with similar issues.

Thank you for championin­g how both men and women are in this together and if we are going to succeed we need to work together.
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Owen Marcus

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