Straining the Point, in a Good Way
Submitted by Boys and Schools Blog
I’m having a major case of the Fridays today–that’s the exact opposite of a case of the Mondays, by the way. I feel weirdly optimistic and am in a generally good mood. So I’m definitely not in the right place for dwelling on all that is wrong in the world.
So instead, let’s think about how we’re gaining ground. Sure, there are a lot of problems out there, but at least we’re getting to the point where they’re recognized as such. What’s more, people are even beginning to try to address boys’ education issues–there’s a more open atmosphere when it comes to suggesting single-gender programs or the need for mentorship programs for boys. If boys’ issues were a Lifetime Movie of the Week, we’d be at the point where the heroine goes out for coffee with her friends and starts to realize that maybe it’s not okay that she is having an affair/bought a baby/is controlled by her husband’s obssessive need for order.
Of course, we’re just in the beginning stages of change. Like the backstabbing friend of the Lifetime movie heroine who tells the controlling husband which picturesque house on the California coast our heroine is hiding in, there are still plenty of groups out there working to undermine our progress. And we’re not yet at the part where we look out at the sunrise over the choppy waves and realize that a new day and new beginning is dawning for us. But we’ve definitely come through the part where we transparently lie to our mother that everything is fine when it so clearly is not.
So things are looking good. And, if you’ve managed to stay with me through that metaphor, please give yourself a hearty pat on the back. And have a great weekend.
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