OH MAN!

What do young boys like to talk about? Sports, girls, music, video games, bike riding, whatever is trending on social media. What do adult men like to talk about? Sports, girls, music, cars, whatever is trending on social media. What are young boys and adult men not told to talk about? Any guesses? Bueller? BUELLER?

Depression and anxiety.

Give yourself a point if you guessed that correctly.

From an early age, boys are told that “you don’t cry” and “you take it like a man and move on.” Boys aren’t supposed to express emotions because “that’s a girly thing”. As boys turn into young men, those attributes still exist. “Pull yourself together” and “Suck it up” are usually two of many things that people will say because, well, talking about valid feelings makes others feel uneasy. So they have to change the topic and/or stop you dead in your tracks.

I will never claim to be an expert, nor am I anywhere near the agriculture world, but from my own personal experiences, allow me to break down why society is like this, and what boys/men can do to change the trajectory (and still talk about sports and girls…)

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