Comments on: Manvotional: A Manly Boy

By: Gustavo Solivellas

Gustavo Solivellas — Sun, 16 Jun 2013 12:17:53 +0000

That is why I love this site and also http://www.freerangekids.com, where parents are thaught to reise their children with strength and confidence :)

By: Nathan Zeigler

Nathan Zeigler — Sat, 06 Apr 2013 17:54:55 +0000

http://www.rmdk.com/ a simple book by Robert Lewis ‘Raising a Modern Day Knight’ is a great aid in directing your children. It has Bible based stuff in it also, but if you don’t believe that stuff there is still a lot of great ways to pull a man out of your boys.

By: kingbiscuitpants

kingbiscuitpants — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 22:12:40 +0000

I’ve been ruminating on the same

http://kingbiscuitpants.wordpress.com/2010/04/05/none-of-us-are-made-the-way-we-used-to-be-apparent-human-devolution-in-males/

By: David

David — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:27:47 +0000

Fantastic. This should be mandatory reading for every boy and his parents. Thank you.

By: Janie Woods

Janie Woods — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 12:53:11 +0000

As a mother of three man children (17, 15 and 6), I appreciate these articles more than you know. I can honestly tell you that the one compliment I receive is how polite my son’s are. I’ve had women stunned because my youngest will hold the door for them. However, I’ve seen all my sons’ bewilderment, at young ages, at the women that don’t thank them or just blow past them when they hold a door. I just tell them, usually loud enough for the woman to hear, that all people were raised with manners.

My older boys are polar opposites–the oldest is happy go lucky and has a “oh, something will come along” attitude, whereas my middle son is focused, driven, and very goal oriented. I often wonder how I could raise such two opposites in the same house…*sigh I also think that my youngest will be the perfect combination of both: goal oriented but not so serious that he misses the fun of being young.

By: John Skookum

John Skookum — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 09:54:31 +0000

My son is 14 and bumping his way toward manhood about as well as I could hope for. Last week we came home in a hurry because my wife was away and my daughter thought she heard a funny noise downstairs. I picked up an axe and he grabbed a baseball bat, and with him at my back, together we scoured the house and made sure of his sister’s safety. He showed not a moment’s hesitation or fear. Afterwards, I thanked and complimented him, and while he grinned delightedly, I was even more impressed with his aw-shucks, no-big-deal response. Of such experiences is the steel of manliness forged. It was the first time I truly knew in my heart that I had done a good job raising him.

By: Brucifer

Brucifer — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 22:29:11 +0000

Having carried a *gasp* pocketknife ever since I was old enough to have pockets, I feel for parents today who try to raise their sons to be self-reliant and have dignity. These days, society prolongs adolescence well into one’s 20′s and “helicopter parents” shield their children from any and all “slings and arrows of outrageous fortune.” In many of their wimpy, passive aggressive fathers, and in many of their self-obsessed sports and media “heroes,” today’s boys have a dearth of good role models. There are so many slovenly and boorish young louts around these days, that among many young women, a boy who has manners, dresses himself well and has a modicum of personal hygiene, is automatically suspected of being gay.

By: Omar

Omar — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 21:27:08 +0000

Eye opening. Insightful. Most of these things I didn’t know and I’m a grown man. Everything happens for a reason. I can impart this knowledge to the youth. Thanks.

By: fubeca

fubeca — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 21:08:03 +0000

The article reminded me of a book I just started reading called Bud and Me. It’s about two young boys — Bud Abernathy, age 9, and his brother Temple Abernathy, age 5 — who would go on cross-country adventures. Their father was Jack Abernathy, a good friend of Teddy Roosevelt. You can read more about them at http://www.budandtemple.com/.

The thing that struck me about the story is that in our current society any parent who allowed their young sons to do what they did would be considered negligent and the kids would probably be taken away by the state. Back then, around the turn of the century, the boys were celebrated and got a lot of positive press.

By: Art Gonzalez

Art Gonzalez — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 19:51:56 +0000

I have a 13 year old (almost 14) and have always tried to be a good role model for him. He’s very much into sports (martial arts, basketball) and is very protective with his mother and little sister. I’ll share the article with him. I’m sure he’ll like it.

Many blessings,

Art Gonzalez
http://www.QuantumKnights.com