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Ruth Whippman
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BoyMom: Reimagining Boyhood in the Age of Impossible Masculinity:
"As a mom to two boys and a very strong feminist, this book echoed all of the thoughts and struggles I’ve had as a mother raising two beautiful, little boys. It highlights the struggles and nuances that boys face in a society also built to harm them. "
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"This is excellent reading for those raising children (even if they're not boys!). The author brought my attention to a lot about how we present gender differences to children and the effect on boys. I'm so glad that my hold finally came in after a wh"
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BoyMom: Reimagining Boyhood in the Age of Impossible Masculinity:
"Deeply researched and thoughtful approach to an important subject matter. As a boy mom myself, I found this book very informative and a companion on my parenting journey. "
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BoyMom: Reimagining Boyhood in the Age of Impossible Masculinity:
"Lines from this book have stayed with me and cross my mind almost daily. I have recommended it to dads, to people without kids and to anyone who cares about boys and the people they become."
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“we have almost universally decreed social media to be a kind of personal PR agency, a forum for us to assemble a set of glittering promotional materials for our own lives, all with the aim of making ourselves appear as improbably blissfully happy as possible.”
― America the Anxious: Why Our Search for Happiness Is Driving Us Crazy and How to Find It for Real
― America the Anxious: Why Our Search for Happiness Is Driving Us Crazy and How to Find It for Real
“The more connected and loved boys feel, the more community they have in their own lives, and the more empathy they feel from their loved ones, the less need they have to search for belonging in these spaces.”
― BoyMom: Reimagining Boyhood in the Age of Impossible Masculinity
― BoyMom: Reimagining Boyhood in the Age of Impossible Masculinity
“Community may be the key to happiness, but a manufactured community with financial motives lurking behind every interaction is not the same as a real, organic community, nurtured from genuine human empathy.”
― America the Anxious: Why Our Search for Happiness Is Driving Us Crazy and How to Find It for Real
― America the Anxious: Why Our Search for Happiness Is Driving Us Crazy and How to Find It for Real
