re: "I wanted my son to reject masculine stereotypes. Then he fell in love with tractors"

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Men didn’t hug. Men didn’t say I love you. Men were angry. Aggressive. Inept as parents.

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Says who? It sounds like you're the one enforcing stereotypes unto men. My dad hugged me and told me he loved me everyday, he was a great father. But he was also very masculine and taught me how to be a man.

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I immediately cut my hours at my social work gig, taking on the role of caregiving full time.

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Now, ordinarily, I wouldn't judge a guy for being a stay-at-home dad. But it seems he did it moreso because he so desperately wants to be a woman.

Long story short this guy is a complete weirdo. Either his wife pegs him, or he is an actual cuck who is ok with seeing his wife get railed. Not to mention he looks like the type of guy who married a black woman to prove to himself that he's not racist. I feel so bad for the son, in any case.

Typical OT response here.

Wife is pretty, bet she's desperate for a good fling.

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All my life, I’ve prided myself on blurring gender lines.

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After reading this, as I reflect inward, I wonder who is the worse person. Me, who prides himself on being toxicly masculine, or my wife who enjoys and expects me to be toxicly masculine?

I may be a toxic, masculine male, but she encourages it, enjoys it even.

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Men didn’t hug. Men didn’t say I love you. Men were angry.

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Maybe one of the biggest myths put forward from progressive ideology. The best men I've ever known in my life hugged and/or said "I love you". They just didn't throw it around without meaning or caring like people expect today. That first "real man" handshake from your grandfather or father can mean just as much, if not more, than a hug to say goodbye or something.

I remember the first time my grandfather shook my hand and looked me in the eye and told me he was proud of me like it was yesterday. Ive hugged him 100 times since then and that handshake is the most vivid memory still.

Just because "masculinity" is viewed one way by a few doesn't mean it's like that for the rest of us.

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Her comment stabbed into me, but I feared she was right. To me, femininity was connected to empathy and kindness while masculinity equated to being frigid. Men didn’t hug. Men didn’t say I love you. Men were angry. Aggressive. Inept as parents. I became determined. I was going to create a bond stronger than any parent had ever achieved, but I told myself that to do so I needed to distance myself from anything deemed masculine.

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This bogus stereotype has always bugged me. I was changing my daughters diaper in the hospital room and a nurse came in and loudly exclaimed how great it was that I was helping out then stood over my shoulder making sure I was doing it right. Like she expected me to catch something on fire in the process.

I think it's crazy that guys don't help. I never even had the thought to sit back and not do a damn thing.

Guy with a nose piercing and a thumb ring. Yea, he's not playing for the home team.

Who the hell are these people that want to ruin her kid's life?

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These peddle tractors are worth a pretty penny now. I'm fixing the one I had as a little kid for my daughter to ride around on one day.

Well now we see the problem