I am a senior woman with 2 grown sons. There was never any male bashing in my home, as I was outnumbered and realized that boys need their father in order to become men, so i took a backseat in much of the upbringing esp. when it came to sports,discipline, etc. My husband was very active in their affairs and made final decisions in the house. I receive many male bashing E-mails from women, and i respond that I do not approve of this, I still like men and their company and their maleness.Unfortunately i notice a feminization in males over the past 10 to 20 years. Is it possible that the estrogens in chicken and meat have something to do with this? I wonder about this because men have changed.Since women have become financially independent, there is much more divorce and fatherless homes. Young girls and boys are begging to have a strong male presence in the house even if there is the usual bickering. I’ll end this with levity,,,the biggest problem, the seat was always up and one night i did fall in, but no one was bashed, this is the male way and while I said something, they were all more considerate of my femaleness.Oddly, most of the calls i get from them now, are usually because one does not feel well and my opinion is useful as i am a retired RN, otherwise the bonding with their dad is very strong, and my sons are very male even with very strong wives.My grandson is being raised this way, and he thinks he is one of the “guys”..he is 10.
