How To Raise a Feminist Son
Reading this book by Sonora Jha has been so very helpful in making me reflect on my thoughts and feeling that were until now so very reticent. It has also profoundly made me think deeply about so many normative aspects of our society, many that which we should question. When I look back, I know I grew up without much-guided values regarding feminism and I think with a lot of toxic masculinity. There are many things I regret doing as a boy and most of them qualify as sexual assaults by me on my female playmates. I look back and feel ashamed of the things that I did. I also think about the conversations I have had with my sons and have come to reflect that I could have been a better father, a better adult. There are many small things I overlooked, such as when I said, "Are you a girl?" when my son cried because he was afraid of needles in the hospital. But now I can say, "Boys and men also cry". I can become a better father, thank you, Sonora Jha! Reading the book h