“It is important for a father who feels pushed away [by the mom] to say, in effect, When you do that, I feel unwanted as a father, or I feel my rough-housing is not bad parenting; it's my contribution to helping our child take risks. Women cannot hear what men do not say.” MenFeelsChildrenImportantHelpingFatherRiskEffectsMomOur ChildrenContributionRoughHousingUnwantedBad ParentingPushed Away Author:Warren Farrell
“I always knew, even as a kid, that my mom had a really rough life, and I always wanted to make her feel happy and to make her feel good.” FeelsKidsWantedMomMy MomFeel GoodRough Author:Cristela Alonzo
“I grew up in such a macho family. I had a former Green Beret for a dad, a mom who's really rough-and-tumble, and three very macho brothers.” ThreeBrotherGrewMomDadGrew UpGreenFormerRoughMachoGreen Beret Author:Hilarie Burton
“My mom and my real father divorced before I was one. My mom and my stepfather divorced when I was in high school. Then she fell in love with a guy, and the guy died. That was a rough time. She has handled adversity well. That's where I got my work ethic. So my mother's where I got my love of music, but my father's where I got my athletic ability. And my hair loss. And my love of women.” WellsRealSchoolMotherGuyFatherLossAbilityHairMomEthicsHigh SchoolDiedAdversityMy MomRoughWork EthicDivorcedAthleticMusic LoveRough TimesStepfathersAthletic AbilityReal FatherHair Loss Author:Kenny Chesney