Comments on: Teaching My Son to Be a Man http://artofmanliness.com/2008/12/02/teaching-my-son-to-be-a-man/ Men's Interests and Lifestyle Sat, 21 Nov 2009 14:58:15 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Alejandro http://artofmanliness.com/2008/12/02/teaching-my-son-to-be-a-man/comment-page-1/#comment-25893 Alejandro Thu, 23 Apr 2009 01:10:25 +0000 http://artofmanliness.com/?p=1084#comment-25893 Great editorial, Sean, and very true! I'm thankful I had a great father in my life. I don't care what those self-righteous feminist jerks and so-called enlightened men say, men are vital to the welfare of children as are women. Humanity has survived in tact because fathers took active roles in the lives of their offspring; not - as Barbara Tuchman once claimed - in spite of it. Every boy should have a father, or at least a father figure, like my own dad and, of course, Sean! Great editorial, Sean, and very true! I’m thankful I had a great father in my life. I don’t care what those self-righteous feminist jerks and so-called enlightened men say, men are vital to the welfare of children as are women. Humanity has survived in tact because fathers took active roles in the lives of their offspring; not – as Barbara Tuchman once claimed – in spite of it. Every boy should have a father, or at least a father figure, like my own dad and, of course, Sean!

]]> By: sean808080 http://artofmanliness.com/2008/12/02/teaching-my-son-to-be-a-man/comment-page-1/#comment-24293 sean808080 Tue, 24 Mar 2009 10:58:35 +0000 http://artofmanliness.com/?p=1084#comment-24293 Great post on a great blog. Thanks for voicing what some have realized through trial and error. Great post on a great blog. Thanks for voicing what some have realized through trial and error.

]]> By: Kyle http://artofmanliness.com/2008/12/02/teaching-my-son-to-be-a-man/comment-page-1/#comment-21676 Kyle Wed, 21 Jan 2009 04:49:33 +0000 http://artofmanliness.com/?p=1084#comment-21676 Absolutely one of the best articles I have ever read! Thank you for teaching me these valuable life lessons. Absolutely one of the best articles I have ever read! Thank you for teaching me these valuable life lessons.

]]> By: melina http://artofmanliness.com/2008/12/02/teaching-my-son-to-be-a-man/comment-page-1/#comment-19519 melina Mon, 15 Dec 2008 01:42:27 +0000 http://artofmanliness.com/?p=1084#comment-19519 Hello there. I'm happy to see that there's actually a website for males on the art of manliness - or being a REAL MAN! I commend you. My site is about the art of femininity! Quote; 'For example, my son will know how to admit when he is wrong, because a real man does not always carry the need to be right. Being a man means recognizing when we err, and then extracting our best lesson from the experience....' Wow, I think I must be reading the words of a real man here, a man who's sense of worth is so secure that admitting he has made a mistake will not crush him! I am sure with you as a role model, your son is definitely going to grow up into a real man as well! Melina :-) Hello there. I’m happy to see that there’s actually a website for males on the art of manliness – or being a REAL MAN! I commend you. My site is about the art of femininity!

Quote; ‘For example, my son will know how to admit when he is wrong, because a real man does not always carry the need to be right. Being a man means recognizing when we err, and then extracting our best lesson from the experience….’

Wow, I think I must be reading the words of a real man here, a man who’s sense of worth is so secure that admitting he has made a mistake will not crush him!

I am sure with you as a role model, your son is definitely going to grow up into a real man as well!

Melina :-)

]]> By: Nigel http://artofmanliness.com/2008/12/02/teaching-my-son-to-be-a-man/comment-page-1/#comment-19428 Nigel Fri, 12 Dec 2008 18:50:33 +0000 http://artofmanliness.com/?p=1084#comment-19428 What a superb article. It brought back such memories of my Dad. I have a favorite photograph of him taken on a day out in the early '60s, well before I was born in '66. He is standing with his '56 Cresta (I'm writing from England, so think '53/4 Chevy to get the mental picture) and as Sean said, exuding from the photograph you can practically see the manners, manliness and strength of the man. He is wearing a grey suit, white shirt and a dark tie and all my life I have striven to be as much of a man. As a consequence of having such a good example to follow, I pride myself on my apperance, and try to uphold all of these lost standards mentioned in the article and most of the comments. As I look at what passes for men these days slobbing around with their pants half way down and a little boy's hat on backwards or sideways, cursing swearing and spitting, it occurs to me that they're probably not behaving like that just to annoy me, but in fact they don't actually know how to behave in public, and don't have any standards to aspire to. This article should be compulsary for new parents. What a superb article. It brought back such memories of my Dad. I have a favorite photograph of him taken on a day out in the early ’60s, well before I was born in ‘66. He is standing with his ‘56 Cresta (I’m writing from England, so think ‘53/4 Chevy to get the mental picture) and as Sean said, exuding from the photograph you can practically see the manners, manliness and strength of the man. He is wearing a grey suit, white shirt and a dark tie and all my life I have striven to be as much of a man. As a consequence of having such a good example to follow, I pride myself on my apperance, and try to uphold all of these lost standards mentioned in the article and most of the comments. As I look at what passes for men these days slobbing around with their pants half way down and a little boy’s hat on backwards or sideways, cursing swearing and spitting, it occurs to me that they’re probably not behaving like that just to annoy me, but in fact they don’t actually know how to behave in public, and don’t have any standards to aspire to. This article should be compulsary for new parents.

]]> By: Túlio de Almeida http://artofmanliness.com/2008/12/02/teaching-my-son-to-be-a-man/comment-page-1/#comment-19424 Túlio de Almeida Fri, 12 Dec 2008 17:16:10 +0000 http://artofmanliness.com/?p=1084#comment-19424 Very good. Right in every country. Very good. Right in every country.

]]> By: Kelly http://artofmanliness.com/2008/12/02/teaching-my-son-to-be-a-man/comment-page-1/#comment-18848 Kelly Sun, 07 Dec 2008 13:06:26 +0000 http://artofmanliness.com/?p=1084#comment-18848 Sean, I'm with Betsy. You often get me "right here" but this is just on another plane. Is a sole tear carefully hidden allowed at one of my favorite places to lurk? Thanks, AoM, for having Sean in to write this dead-on portrait of things I miss and things that shouldn't be missing at all. Regards, Kelly Sean,

I’m with Betsy. You often get me “right here” but this is just on another plane. Is a sole tear carefully hidden allowed at one of my favorite places to lurk?

Thanks, AoM, for having Sean in to write this dead-on portrait of things I miss and things that shouldn’t be missing at all.

Regards,

Kelly

]]> By: Man Up « Writing My Way Through Motherhood and Beyond http://artofmanliness.com/2008/12/02/teaching-my-son-to-be-a-man/comment-page-1/#comment-18802 Man Up « Writing My Way Through Motherhood and Beyond Fri, 05 Dec 2008 18:03:53 +0000 http://artofmanliness.com/?p=1084#comment-18802 [...] I read his guest post on the Art of Manliness blog, I felt a standing ovation surging forth from deep within [...] [...] I read his guest post on the Art of Manliness blog, I felt a standing ovation surging forth from deep within [...]

]]> By: Betsy http://artofmanliness.com/2008/12/02/teaching-my-son-to-be-a-man/comment-page-1/#comment-18776 Betsy Fri, 05 Dec 2008 02:12:37 +0000 http://artofmanliness.com/?p=1084#comment-18776 Sean, this is your all time best because it has all you are and strive to be. Bravo. Hall of Fame. Hats off to you! Sean, this is your all time best because it has all you are and strive to be. Bravo. Hall of Fame. Hats off to you!

]]> By: Matthew Dryden http://artofmanliness.com/2008/12/02/teaching-my-son-to-be-a-man/comment-page-1/#comment-18769 Matthew Dryden Thu, 04 Dec 2008 22:08:01 +0000 http://artofmanliness.com/?p=1084#comment-18769 Oh. Hell. Yes. Oh. Hell. Yes.

]]> By: Ian http://artofmanliness.com/2008/12/02/teaching-my-son-to-be-a-man/comment-page-1/#comment-18764 Ian Thu, 04 Dec 2008 19:03:37 +0000 http://artofmanliness.com/?p=1084#comment-18764 "For example, my son will know how to admit when he is wrong, because a real man does not always carry the need to be right. Being a man means recognizing when we err, and then extracting our best lesson from the experience." That is a great point. The need to be right is in the realm of those with low self-esteem and lack of respect. Being a man is not always fun, nor glorious, but it pays its dividends in a different manner. Being a man gives back when others look to us for support and for the wisdom that we acquire by doing well, being well, and giving well. As always, Sean, you are a master wordsmith with the weight of truth behind your articles. Thanks for writing this. “For example, my son will know how to admit when he is wrong, because a real man does not always carry the need to be right. Being a man means recognizing when we err, and then extracting our best lesson from the experience.”

That is a great point. The need to be right is in the realm of those with low self-esteem and lack of respect. Being a man is not always fun, nor glorious, but it pays its dividends in a different manner. Being a man gives back when others look to us for support and for the wisdom that we acquire by doing well, being well, and giving well.

As always, Sean, you are a master wordsmith with the weight of truth behind your articles. Thanks for writing this.

]]> By: Words From A Dad « The Black Informant http://artofmanliness.com/2008/12/02/teaching-my-son-to-be-a-man/comment-page-1/#comment-18761 Words From A Dad « The Black Informant Thu, 04 Dec 2008 17:23:14 +0000 http://artofmanliness.com/?p=1084#comment-18761 [...] 4, 2008 by Duane Excerpt from “Teaching My Son to Be a Man” by Sean Platt(found here) “If I were to stare in my son's eyes, and explain what it is that makes a man, I would not [...] [...] 4, 2008 by Duane Excerpt from “Teaching My Son to Be a Man” by Sean Platt(found here) “If I were to stare in my son’s eyes, and explain what it is that makes a man, I would not [...]

]]> By: Tara@Sticky Fingers http://artofmanliness.com/2008/12/02/teaching-my-son-to-be-a-man/comment-page-1/#comment-18752 Tara@Sticky Fingers Thu, 04 Dec 2008 10:20:44 +0000 http://artofmanliness.com/?p=1084#comment-18752 I couldn't agree more with you Writer Dad. I too have a son (6) who I hope and pray will grow up to be a 'man'. We teach him that manners are priority (a child with good manners goes a long long way, I have found), treat people as you wish to be treated and above all else live your life so that when you look back on it you will feel proud. A lot of this comes down to dads. My boy watches his dad like a hawk, copies everything he does and you can see him teetering on the edge of wanting to be just like him. It breaks my heart to witness how few fathers recognise that any more. I couldn’t agree more with you Writer Dad.
I too have a son (6) who I hope and pray will grow up to be a ‘man’. We teach him that manners are priority (a child with good manners goes a long long way, I have found), treat people as you wish to be treated and above all else live your life so that when you look back on it you will feel proud.

A lot of this comes down to dads. My boy watches his dad like a hawk, copies everything he does and you can see him teetering on the edge of wanting to be just like him.
It breaks my heart to witness how few fathers recognise that any more.

]]> By: Barbara Swafford - Blogging Without A Blog http://artofmanliness.com/2008/12/02/teaching-my-son-to-be-a-man/comment-page-1/#comment-18745 Barbara Swafford - Blogging Without A Blog Thu, 04 Dec 2008 08:08:43 +0000 http://artofmanliness.com/?p=1084#comment-18745 What a beautiful post. I love hearing dads talk about the relationship with their sons. Obviously your son will grow up to be just as sensitive to life issues as you are. What a fabulous role model you are. Your boy is lucky, and loved. What a beautiful post. I love hearing dads talk about the relationship with their sons. Obviously your son will grow up to be just as sensitive to life issues as you are. What a fabulous role model you are. Your boy is lucky, and loved.

]]> By: links for 2008-12-03 » deea // supermagnet http://artofmanliness.com/2008/12/02/teaching-my-son-to-be-a-man/comment-page-1/#comment-18742 links for 2008-12-03 » deea // supermagnet Thu, 04 Dec 2008 07:01:53 +0000 http://artofmanliness.com/?p=1084#comment-18742 [...] Teaching Your Son to be a Man "Possibly the single most important lesson in this brave new world, where a treacherous credit line is often but a signature away, is responsibility. My son will understand that things should be bought only when needed, and that we should pay for them only with money we have." [...] [...] Teaching Your Son to be a Man "Possibly the single most important lesson in this brave new world, where a treacherous credit line is often but a signature away, is responsibility. My son will understand that things should be bought only when needed, and that we should pay for them only with money we have." [...]

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