Josh Benner

Tag: manhood

  • Memorial Day, and the Saving Private Ryan character we struggle to not become

    I hope that you’re all having a meaningful Memorial Day. As we observe holidays throughout the year there are movies that become associated with them. For Christmas, there’s an entire season of Christmas movies.At Thanksgiving, It’s a Wonderful Life is associated with the season. At Easter, it’s resurrection movies like Ten Commandments and the Passion…

  • Best of 2018. #5 Parents allowing children to decide their gender: why?

    As 2018 comes to a close, I am sharing some of my top posts from this year.  A recent article from NBC talks about a Massachusetts family who are raising their twin boys without a gender. The idea behind this parenting philosophy is to allow the twins to decide for themselves when they’re older. In…

  • Parents allowing children to decide their gender: why?

    A recent article from NBC talks about a Massachusetts family who are raising their twin boys without a gender. The idea behind this parenting philosophy is to allow the twins to decide for themselves when they’re older. In the story, the mother made the fair point about how we do have ways how we stereotype…