Healing the Wounds of What it Means to Be a Man

In American culture, as well as other cultures around the world, young boys are taught how to be men. They are taught how to think, act, and behave in a particular way that is seen as manly.  As norms are taught and passed on to the next generation, do we consider the outcome?  For the past few years, I have been attending a regional conference, the New England Fathering Conference.  The focus is on fatherhood as a crucial part of building healthy families. At this conference, there is always so much wisdom and spirit to be found and a sincere…