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Knowing Better than God: No Pink Bowling Balls for Boys!
Society’s gender roles arrogantly presume to know what a person’s divine gifts will be. This article originally appeared on Tim’s Talk. “You’re not gonna use the pink ball. We’re not gonna let you do...
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Cancer: 8/18
Survivors wanted: men’s stories of cancer. For an upcoming theme on The Good Life, we are soliciting submissions by and about men who have been affected by cancer. First-person stories and feature...
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Violence and Victimization: Stereotypes of Dangerous Men
Are male survivors of abuse more likely to become violent themselves? Author’s note: This article was written and edited before the tragic incidents in Kansas City this past weekend. While I do not...
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The Stereotype Stops Here
Stereotypes limit what we believe we are capable of, but only if we do not challenge our beliefs in them. I was driving home from work on a normal weekday afternoon, with the clouds finally parting...
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Going with the Alternative: Supporting My Mother’s Healthcare Choices
When his mother’s cancer returned, Joe Barton learned how oncologists might regard alternative therapy: as competition, rather than complement to their care. My mother was just 45 years old when she...
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Knowing Better than God: No Pink Bowling Balls for Boys!
Society’s gender roles arrogantly presume to know what a person’s divine gifts will be. This article originally appeared on Tim’s Talk. “You’re not gonna use the pink ball. We’re not gonna let you do...
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Cancer: 8/18
Survivors wanted: men’s stories of cancer. For an upcoming theme on The Good Life, we are soliciting submissions by and about men who have been affected by cancer. First-person stories and feature...
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Violence and Victimization: Stereotypes of Dangerous Men
Are male survivors of abuse more likely to become violent themselves? Author’s note: This article was written and edited before the tragic incidents in Kansas City this past weekend. While I do not...
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The Stereotype Stops Here
Stereotypes limit what we believe we are capable of, but only if we do not challenge our beliefs in them. I was driving home from work on a normal weekday afternoon, with the clouds finally parting...
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Going with the Alternative: Supporting My Mother’s Healthcare Choices
When his mother’s cancer returned, Joe Barton learned how oncologists might regard alternative therapy: as competition, rather than complement to their care. My mother was just 45 years old when she...
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Going Out Like a Man
Embed from Getty Images What is the manly way to approach one’s own mortality? — The traditional masculine conception insists that men play through the pain—even go looking for opportunities to deal...
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Rules of ‘How to be a Dad’ are Changing as Gender Roles Continue to Blur
Embed from Getty Images — Abigail Locke, University of Bradford These days, the idea of the hard-working, emotionally distant and frequently absent father figure seems like a caricature from the past....
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Men, Caregiving, and the Aftermath
Embed from Getty Images — His name was Gilbert but everyone called him Todd. In 2012, two years after a heart attack that was not considered major, Todd was diagnosed with Stage 4 congestive heart...
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Tap Into Your Nurturing Instinct
Men are often known for the important quality of having a protective instinct when it comes to family. This drive hearkens back to the long-gone days when we stood guard against threats lurking outside...
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A Caregiver’s Guide to Managing Hospital Trips
I’ve sung the praises of men who step into the role of caregiver. Now, I’d like to address how caring for infirm love ones becomes even more Herculean when it comes to hospital trips. The...
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