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The Jockstrap: A Rite of Passage
A father-son bonding moment over sporting goods? Why not? “This one is all yours,” Lisa said, handing me the Little League notice stating that all the boys in our son’s program must wear an athletic...
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Men in Schools—For Boys
Earl Hipp sits down with youth mentor Dave Bolduc and discusses his successful social skills program. This article by Earl Hipp was previously published on the Man-Making Blog, and is reprinted here...
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A Modern Day Hero’s Journey Is What Today’s Boy Needs to Become a Man
The entire reason we have such a thing as a quarter life crisis, and later a mid-life crisis, is because boys and young men lack meaningful rite-of-passage experiences. This post is for unconventional...
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“Yes, I’m nearly broke, but failure leads to the first step up.”
This is a comment by J Lindsay on the post “A Modern Day Hero’s Journey Is What Today’s Boy Needs to Become a Man“. “Emerging from a quarter-life crisis of my own in the past year, I’m in agreement...
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“With an arbitrary age for adulthood and no guidance, people end up ‘lost’...
This is a comment by Trevor Sprague on the post “Where’s My Burning Ant-Glove?“ ”One of my main concerns is that there is a degree of arbitrariness to growing up right now. But it’s not in what we...
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Mentored Boys or Monster Boys
“In the absence of elders, the impetuosity of youth becomes the slow death of the community.” Jed Diamond takes his grandson on a rite of passage. I wrote recently about my preparations to take my 15...
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A Weekend Initiation into Mature Masculinity
A weekend training fills the void for boys and men seeking rite of passage into manhood. “Welcome, see this man.” “Welcome, follow that man.” The moment I entered the campground, which was to be my...
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The Competitive Edge: Why It’s Imperative We Teach Our Sons and Daughters To...
Alan Bishop worries we talk too much about the negative aspects of competition instead of focusing on all the positives. —- Losing sucks. My father in-law had a saying: “Show me a person who likes to...
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Hitting My Son
David Karpel on training his son in self-defense and character development. He stepped right into it. My left jab –> his nose. Our box of space froze in time. Oh, my boy. Tears moistened his eyes,...
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An Unsuccessful Attempt to Be a Considerate Lover
Bob Marrow remembers a time when he thought he was reading the signals perfectly. Not quite. — When I was in high school (1956) sex was something I wanted badly without knowing what it was. My...
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Discussing the Cycle of Male Verbal Abuse
He used the same words. He used the same towering posture. This wasn’t about teaching me or guiding me to be a man. This was about control. __________ There was a time when I thought I was the only...
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Men’s Rites of Passage: The Almost Lost Tradition
Even in our technologically advanced society the ancient Rite of Passage has much to offer the Modern Man and may in fact help him find his way within it. — Even as a teenage boy growing up in Upstate...
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3 Things Young Men Learn From Initiation Rituals
Helping young men be at peace with themselves, overcome their fears, and make the world a better place At the root of many of today’s social, political and economic challenges is a crisis in...
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Military Recruit Training as a Modern Day Rite of Passage for Men
I wasn’t looking for a rite of passage when I joined the army, but I sure as hell found it. — A rite of passage was once upon a time a given in any man’s life. At some point in his teenage years, he...
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A Dad’s Response When His Daughter Told Him She Was Venturing into the...
Korrin Bishop was determined to take a solo weeklong kayaking trip in the Everglades. She reflects on the courage it took for her dad, and how his understanding and vulnerability allowed her to become...
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The Modern Warrior’s Guide to Uncivilized Excellence
Embed from Getty Images Every man needs an act of defiance in his life. — Eyes peer above the long grass in the African Savanna and the predator looks at his quarry, readying for the attack. But...
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The Jockstrap: A Rite of Passage
A father-son bonding moment over sporting goods? Why not? “This one is all yours,” Lisa said, handing me the Little League notice stating that all the boys in our son’s program must wear an athletic...
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Men in Schools—For Boys
Earl Hipp sits down with youth mentor Dave Bolduc and discusses his successful social skills program. This article by Earl Hipp was previously published on the Man-Making Blog, and is reprinted here...
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A Modern Day Hero’s Journey Is What Today’s Boy Needs to Become a Man
The entire reason we have such a thing as a quarter life crisis, and later a mid-life crisis, is because boys and young men lack meaningful rite-of-passage experiences. This post is for unconventional...
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“Yes, I’m nearly broke, but failure leads to the first step up.”
This is a comment by J Lindsay on the post “A Modern Day Hero’s Journey Is What Today’s Boy Needs to Become a Man“. “Emerging from a quarter-life crisis of my own in the past year, I’m in agreement...
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