The Last Twelve Months of Boyhood
Elijah is turning twelve this month. He hasn’t experienced puberty yet but I am anticipating that it will happen soon, which kind of frightens me….
Tag: Manhood
Character, Character Building, Discipline, family, Family Activities, Father, Field Trip, Parenting, Parenting & Homeschooling, Raising Boys, Relationships, Thoughts
Men Need Men to Become Men
Boys benefit from man-building activities that encourage the development of their manhood. When I say man-building activities I mean experiences that are like “man-versus-wild” kind…
A Son Needs His Father
The other evening, Elijah was struggling with decision-making. Being the perfectionist that he is, he had been practicing his violin 3 hours every day for…
Ushering Boys into Manhood
Sometimes raising boys makes me a little crazy…their seeming inability to modulate their voices, the perpetual movement, the mess, the competing and clashing of their…
To Become A Man
I was sitting at a desk pulling string off an old shoe when my 9 year old son, Elijah, came into the room. “What’s this,…
