We are out of balance because we don't see beyond the binaries, we don't see how no matter the gender, feminine and masculine exist within each of us.
He taught me masculine thingsOn a camping trip when I was 4 years old, Dad sat with his friend while I played with his friend's 3-year-old son.
"Stand up for yourself," Dad urged with his eyes, and when I didn't, the boy hit me again and again.
When I looked at Dad the third time, he said, "Hit him on the damn nose!"
Dad was deliberate in fostering the masculine in his daughters, and he wasn't the only source of that messaging.
Persons:
—, Dad, Jimmy Stewart
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