Up to 14 comments and no one has gotten one of the the main problems.
Boys need fathers. Single moms are killing boys. Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Single moms have absolute power over the kids. Boys need a daily role model and many are not getting it.
The church my son used to go to. Latest five years, four Mothers Day sermons about how great mothers were with the other one being on raising kids. Fathers Day, nothing except a short blurb one of the Sundays to fathers about it is not what you say but what you do. That message would also apply to woman as well. However we can’t chastise women from the pulpit. I raised the issue to the pastor. The next Fathers Day there was finally a sermon. It was largely a lecture about a fathers responsibilities with minimal, if any encouragement. I didn’t need any encouragement, however I can see why the young men are turning away from church. So much for sending the boys to church to correct the problem.
Schools take away PE, they prefer to drugs the boys in school to bring them closer to mean behavior so they are easier to manage. Almost all elementary and secondary teachers are female. There are quotas for hiring women in technical fields, business, and the boards because women are underrepresented. Ever see a similar push to hire males in primary education? Even though most colleges have 55% women students, I bet they still spend more money trying to attract women than male students.
You look at jobs with physical requirements and they expect the men to a disproportional percentage of the physical work for the same pay be it in the military, post office, or carpentry. Is that fair?
Whenever this question is raised, it focuses on the question about what is the matter with the boys and young men? There is no reflection about the unfairness about what we are currently doing in schools, churches, courts, employment, and even the retirement system.
More and more boys and young men are going to opt to become a grey man. It is really tough to blame them.
Schools take away PE
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Eff PE. Only reason why I almost flunked high school.
Yeah constant football, basketball and swimming were *so useful* that’s was it for 4 years in high school. I was all honors except that. Needed a waiver to graduate.
I was athletic (ran track and cross-country - went to state), but they never counted as real ‘sports’
Father's Day these days often includes a "shoutout to all the single moms out there who are doing both jobs!"
Yes, fathers now share Father's Day with single moms. Keep your eyes out for this next Father's Day and you'll notice it as well.