Men Talk December 2008 / January 2009
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Stereotyping Men: How It Hurts Us All When you put someone in a box It's been a year since I survived a near fatal car crash. Fell asleep at the wheel. It's a miracle that no one was killed. That wasn't the biggest miracle to come out of it. I'd always had a competitive and distant relationship with the men at the office. They reminded me of my brothers. Always teasing me and giving me hell. Part of it was fun. I liked laughing with the guys about guy stuff. But part of it was alienating. You know, men can be stupid and I was stupid with them. What I was really the most stupid about was how much they actually cared about me. That's where the real miracle happened. The guys at the office all came and visited me at the hospital and told me not to worry. They mowed my lawn, bought groceries for my wife and kids, paid my mortgage for the two months I was out of commission and covered my duties at work. They even sent me cards and got me a bobble head of Tiger Woods. I nearly choked on my tears in the hospital when I heard about their caring. And to think I just saw them as guys! |
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