Categories Contemporary Life Fathers and Sons Uncategorized Manly Post author By poetluckerate Post date April 27, 2012 At eight-years old machismo has a very different feel ‘Don’t cry like a baby,’ my son would admonish his second-grade peers ‘…cry like a man!’ As he is now sixteen I wonder…would he challenge them at all? Share this poemClick to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)Like this:Like Loading... Tags Art of Manliness, fathers, fathers and sons, food for thought, growing older, growing up, maturity, poem, poetic, poetry, second graders, self-awareness, sons, teenagers, youth