Manhood

Recently, someone wrote this to me:
“All I know for sure is that [my partner] depends on me in certain key ways (as I depend on her in others) and that this strength she relies on in me represents my manliness and a crucial part of my identity. Those who dispute the existence of this dependence [...]

Tags: gender differences, motherhood, new androgyny, parenting, relationships

Thanks for sharing your story Step.
My daughter is now 8 years old, and I’ve brought her up half time since parting ways with her mother about 5 years ago.  50/50 care was a given for me even though it was hard.  At least I have always worked part time so it was not too hard [...]

Tags: daughters, fatherhood, relationships