I Don’t Need You, but Please Don’t Leave Me

Most boys in our culture are raised by women, which means that they are dependent on women for just about all of their physical and emotional needs for an extended period of time. When they are hungry, it was likely a woman who fed them. When they were distressed, it was most likely a woman who comforted them.

As boys mature, it is unmistakably clear to them that their admission to the…