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Need some input regarding conversion from boy to man
    #5106591 - 12/26/05 04:04 AM (18 years, 3 months ago)

In prior times, I'm guessing that it was smoother for young men to become (and "know") that they had become a "man" by their own definition, and by society's definition.

Today, it seems that this subject is not only more difficult to deal with for some, it is also difficult to even discuss.

I'd like to hear as much on this as possible. Have any fathers out there done something, had a special event for their son, etc - in order to highlight their son becoming a man or to encourage the mindset of a man in your son? Was their a particular conversation you had and what was said exactly? What would you say to someone who seems, no -is- stuck in the stages of development?

Thank you for reading this and for any input you give.

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Re: Need some input regarding conversion from boy to man [Re: World Spirit]
    #5106638 - 12/26/05 05:35 AM (18 years, 3 months ago)

Initiation has elements of control and pursuasion. One can be initiated into a club and then expected to abide by the rules. Initiation could thereby be an imprisonment of sorts, sort of like being mortared into a pyramid.

I think it is important for initiates to be aware of how their mindsets may be being manipulated, and I think it is important for initiates to have the courage to say "stop!" and then extricate themselves


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Re: Need some input regarding conversion from boy to man [Re: World Spirit]
    #5106871 - 12/26/05 08:20 AM (18 years, 3 months ago)



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Re: Need some input regarding conversion from boy to man [Re: World Spirit]
    #5107203 - 12/26/05 11:05 AM (18 years, 3 months ago)

boy to man - its an artificial division. people grow gradually, some faster than others. IMO its better to accept that than try to define some moment at which one becomes a man.


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