Tag: raisingboys
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My Boy’s All Grown Up
So the boy is finally growing up. A Brand New James Bond by S Marcu at http://www.flickr.com He didn’t scrub up too badly for his Formal, once I wiped the Nutella off his chin and exchanged the safety pin earring for a diamante stud. He was almost Beckham-esque in stature. It hurt physically to shop…
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The Teenage Transition From Boy To Man
I’ve been demoted in my role as Mum by my teenage son now. Steve Biddulph warned me it would happen in his books, Raising Boys and The New Manhood, but I thought I would be the mother to prove him wrong. Steve obviously knows what he’s talking about. “Most men today live behind masks. They…
LOUISA SIMMONDS 