The Return of Men
These are the times when we see men returning to power. We have gotten rid of the little boys in the White House, and we have an intelligent male at the helm. Despite his unfortunate jokes that his wife is “the boss,” he is a take charge guy who is willing to risk his mistakes without shame.
Shame. This is what keeps men from being men. Shame and the fear of shame.
Those who cower in these times will find themselves left behind. It is time to build, invest, create and seize. It is time to do the thing you thought you could not do.
It is time to be a man.
Stop embarrassing yourself by obeying your mate. Stop asking for permission and approval. Stop being a boy.
Announce today to your mate that you’ll be a partner but not a servant. Tell her you will expect her to be responsible for the emotional atmosphere around you–she no longer has permission to whine and bitch without regard for how it affects you.
Announce to your boss that you are going to be making him some money, and you want him to keep his eye on you.
Go to the Small Business Administration and learn how to start that business you’ve been putting off.
Get the girl, make the money, achieve the dreams. Be bad. Be good. Roar.
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April 26, 2009 at 8:44 am
A topic of discussion among my coworkers lately is the popularity of a T-shirt in Los Angeles emblazoned “I have the pussy – I make the rules.” They make fun of the “power” expressed by such a statement, but when they talk about their home lives, it’s clear that they follow that dictate slavishly. What drives the compliance is the fear that they will lose access privileges to that source of “power” – and maybe even get to enrich a couple of divorce lawyers – if they don’t knuckle under and submit to “The Will.”
I have been reading lately about how younger people are increasingly not following in their parents’ mindless march to the altar, choosing instead to make looser arrangements to meet their social and sexual needs. I find this a welcome development. The fact that even young women – who have been propagandized sine they were very little to expect a ring before they give up the thing – are rebelling against tradition and going a different way is an encouraging sign that just maybe the cycle of bad gender relationships may well be coming to an end. It can’t come soon enough.
I recall recently reading about a female British news reporter who created a pretty good relationship with the father of her child. They live separately as neighbors, and they share the responsibility of raising their kid. Not being married was her idea – and she won’t have it any other way no matter how much her family doesn’t get it.
So there is hope that what we are seeking will come about.
July 2, 2009 at 12:50 am
Pussy ain’t the power! Weak men’s fear of women, inculcated in them by an overconrolling mother who imparted a deep shame and fear of withdrawal of love and approval unless the poor kid constantly complied with her cause about 98% of men’s problems. Criticize the real source man up men! Go to the original and most powerful woman in any man’s life before attacking the poor mate who is left to deal with the childhood damage done by Monster-In-Law! Give me a shit kicking old Southern Bubba who grew up within a male sphere of influence anytime….wait, as a matter of fact I have one…hence my screen name.
October 17, 2009 at 7:22 am
I won’t dispute happygal’s points, for there is more truth there than not.
But I have to wonder where out blogmeister has gone! It’s been months since he’s done anything, leading me to suspect that he’s either having a great time living out his fantasies, or else that bitch he’s been married to cut off his balls. I really hope it’s the former!