The boy in the picture is watching his father, his first example of what a man is, and what he is to someday become. He sees his hero emasculated in bits and parts, in subtle ways - certain facial expressions, sighs and rolling eyes - punctuated by phrases of disdain or resentfulness.
http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the ... he-war-men
...and that's why I'd decided NOT to stay with my 1st son's mother (not that the current kid has been proven to be mine yet...just so we don't get confused here lol)...because I knew my mindset wasn't right at the time and she was an absolute monster diva...probably a lot like those birches on Basketball Wives...she REALLY thinks she is something special.
I've already mentioned this a few times...better for me not to be around than him to indirectly 'learn his place' with women. I still think my Dad not being around is what ultimately allowed my open mindedness on the subject of make/female interaction, regardless of what my Mom attempted to 'install' in me...I was able to resist the programming...and hopefully, as long as no buster ass dude decides to sacrifice his nuts to put a ring on his mother, my son will still have a fighting chance for me to install the right OS one day.
Conversely, should the kid that was born on Friday morning turn out to be mine (BEAUTIFUL baby boy...healthy too), things will be put in motion to execute my most grandiose experiment yet: To raise a male child in an environment where the dynamic between his mom and dad is TOTALLY PIMP TIGHT...she understands that our strengths cover each others weaknesses, and that I am the undisputed choice to lead the household...no ifs, ands or buts. Sure there will be some resistance occasionally, but I anticipate that it would be NOTHING on the scale that my ex gave me...more like speed bumps compared to road blocks.
I haven't elaborated on the events of this weekend yet, but I WILL SAY that her family (more her married sister), who had never really seen us interact for any decent amount of time, was a little more than surprised.
I'll stop now before I totally unintentionally hijack this thread...but yes. Bottom line, I believe that no role model is better than a bad role model.

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EVERYTHING.
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