For me the difficulty for a boy starts at school where today (and rightly so) boyish behaviour (fighting, being rough etc.) is not tolerated and dealt with in rather feminin ways (not so rightly). Schools lacking male teachers does not help either.
This trend is visible all over society as well. Where I grew up with semi regular bar fights, today every physical alteration involves the police.
Not saying "the old days where better" at all. Just that society has changed to honour the feminine treats much more then the male treats, so I too worry more about the success of my son then about the success of my three daughters (who are in effect, socially & financially significantly better off, although slightly younger).
For me the difficulty for a boy starts at school where today (and rightly so) boyish behaviour (fighting, being rough etc.) is not tolerated and dealt with in rather feminin ways (not so rightly). Schools lacking male teachers does not help either.
This trend is visible all over society as well. Where I grew up with semi regular bar fights, today every physical alteration involves the police.
Not saying "the old days where better" at all. Just that society has changed to honour the feminine treats much more then the male treats, so I too worry more about the success of my son then about the success of my three daughters (who are in effect, socially & financially significantly better off, although slightly younger).