@Wendz, appreciate the insight, thought I was loosing my head. @theman, you are
the man and this is what @alma is missing. This is a potent underlying issue in society at the moment.
theman192000 wrote:A woman who is well known and is a high-up in the NGO world told me that with all the focus being on the girl child, no one gives a damn about the boy child anymore because after all, he should behave like a man (whatever that means). This is in part contributing towards the breakdown of the traditional family setup as men are increasingly being pushed to the periphery.
I know its a bit of a stretch but I thought I'd put it out there.
Masculinity is increasingly a wounded spirit, and femininity is no longer made of sugar and spice and everything nice.