Father And Son Nude Bonding
Fathers and Sons who have either been naked with each other or Fathers and/or Sons who have wanted to have that kind of relationship. This is a group for discussions concerning both.
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Male Role Models and Mentors
Return to DiscussionsTeaching boys about POSITIVE Masculinity
In a time when misandry ( the male equivalent of misogyny, or man-hating ) seems to be fashionable and widely tolerated, we need to think about asserting the truth about masculinity and how we teach our sons about being male and asserting that masculinity is a good and positive thing. Too often the word masculinity is paired with the word toxic when thats TOTALLY hateful and unfair to us as males.
Yes, there are men who behave badly, but there are also women who behave badly and whens the last time you heard mention of toxic femininity??
So as men its incumbent on us to teach boys that their gender is beautiful and THEY and WE are not toxic!! Important to show them that being male is good and that male feelings and needs, thoughts and emotions are good!
Naturist dads and sons have an advantage in that our gender is visible and as natur-ists we celebrate our bodies. So the dialogue is more open and our masculinity is more openly shared. But theres also a role for men who havent been so lucky as to be naturist dads in helping show boys the wonderful aspects of being male. Many naturist families with sons have close male friends who help to mentor and guide the boys and are additional positive role models as the boys grow up.
In a group that celebrates fathers and sons and their bonds I think itd be great to hear from and about those other wonderful men who arent fathers but who often have such a great positive influence on boys growing up.
In my case, a local man in his sixties was a very positive influence in my life - a confidant and a genuine friend. My dad encouraged that because he saw it as the positive thing it was. Itd be cool to hear if any others here had similar mentors and to hear of more examples of positive masculinity!
I like your commentary, it is very clear, concise and honest. You are correct in that positive role models are needed and I do believe that there are many senior men who could be good role models if they would step forward. Hopefully some of the men that read it will respond open and honestly.
Teaching boys about POSITIVE Masculinity[...]In a group that celebrates fathers and sons and their bonds I think itd be great to hear from and about those other wonderful men who arent fathers but who often have such a great positive influence on boys growing up.In my case, a local man in his sixties was a very positive influence in my life - a confidant and a genuine friend. My dad encouraged that because he saw it as the positive thing it was. Itd be cool to hear if any others here had similar mentors and to hear of more examples of positive masculinity!
I agree o much. I had a great positive influence my mentors who introduced me further to nudism after my dad died, when I was 8. But dad introduced me to nudism and was setting the basics. I had local men in age from 28 to 60, who encouraged me to go the way further into nudism and nudity. The coached me all important things a Man can teach a Boy at Beginning of Nudism.
I absolutely agree that positive male role models are an essential part of a boy's development into a well rounded and well adjusted young man. I was lucky enough to be raised as an only child by open minded nudist parents and therefore my dad and I were more like best buddies. That relationship was a vital part of helping me grow into the man I am today. All males need that connection with their dad or other male mentor to be a positive role model in their lives.
This is a great post. I'm glad I was able to be in a position to have raised my own son in a nude home and have a good relationship with him and teach him about growing up and getting along with others and all that he needed to know about being a boy and eventually a man. I thought many times as he had his friends over to visit whose fathers weren't as present and didn't have as close bond with them how I'd happily fill as much of that kind of mentor role for them as they needed too, although never really pursued that more than on a superficial level as their friend's dad who was around sometimes. (And no, they didn't go nude with us although that would have been nice too). But it makes me think men can have a "dad"/mentor role for boys that aren't their sons too and provide a much-needed healthy father figure in their lives where that's wanted, needed and appropriate too..