Social Norms

Norms

(Fiction in 50 words)

He walked down the hill and saw them congregating there. The ducks and the ninjas…

So why start now?

Lately, I’ve found myself asking this question to myself, friends, family and co-workers.

It’s no secret, I love life. The bad, the good, the weird, heartbreaking, unexpected blessings, all of it. I can’t ever see a time when I’ll have had enough.

As the father of two sons who are now fathers of three sons (and another grandchild on the way), and stepfather of three (whose children include two boys and a girl), I have a particularly strong interest in the issue of cultural masculinity. My divorce was concluded when my sons were 9 and 6 and my goal of being an involved father led to a lot of…