Am I willing to aspire to be a good man, rather than just a not-bad one?
Men often compare themselves favorably to the worst men rather than considering how they can aspire to be more like the best.
Welcome to the eleventh installment in my February limited series, Deconstructing Masculinity. If you’re new to this series, you can read more about it here. Find all the pieces in these series here.
As a reminder, this series is for paid subscribers only, as I work to offer more value to those who pay to support my work. I’m continuing with my usual extensive editorial calendar. Free subscribers still get a minimum of two posts a week, plus one podcast per week.
If you love this work and would like to support it, I hope you’ll consider becoming a paid subscriber. In addition to the benefits free subscribers get, paid subscribers get two additional posts per week, an additional monthly podcast, free stickers, and access to the Liberating Motherhood private community. Your support allows me to continue to publish free work, to give scholarships to anyone who cannot afford to pay, and to never be forced to accept advertiser dollars. If you are a man, please buy your own subscription as a way to support this work, rather than using a partner’s subscription (since doing so exploits both them and me).
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