For a full length exploration of this very question (and these very answers!), I would recommend Ruth Whippman's Boymom: Reimagining Boyhood in the Age of Impossible Masculinity- or for a tl;dr of some of the book, her fantastic piece in the NYTimes last month: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/05/opinion/boys-parenting-loneliness.html
I’m glad you’re taking this seriously. It’s important that your son doesn’t grow up thinking that being male makes him automatically suspect on a moral level. He sounds like a thoughtful kid.
"if this magical being did exist, why wasn’t he preventing kids from being killed in Gaza?"
Wow, what a question for a kid. A good question for adults to ponder as well.
Ditto on the spiritual clarity being tested by these "bad" men. Lord.
For a full length exploration of this very question (and these very answers!), I would recommend Ruth Whippman's Boymom: Reimagining Boyhood in the Age of Impossible Masculinity- or for a tl;dr of some of the book, her fantastic piece in the NYTimes last month: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/05/opinion/boys-parenting-loneliness.html
It’s in my TBR pile!
I’m glad you’re taking this seriously. It’s important that your son doesn’t grow up thinking that being male makes him automatically suspect on a moral level. He sounds like a thoughtful kid.
Good momming, TCF
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Oh my gosh, this is so tender. 🥹I'm not a parent so grain of salt, but I think you did GREAT! And your kid sounds fantastic. 💗
Thanks. 😊 And he is truly *the* best.
long live women!