Is there a war on our sons?

http://www.nationalreview.com/article/358589/what-about-our-boys-interview

According to the link, there is. From the article, "Today’s classrooms tend to be feelings-centered, risk-averse, competition-free, and sedentary. As early as pre-school and kindergarten, boys can be punished for behaving like boys. The characteristic play of young males is “rough-and-tumble” play. There is no known society where little boys fail to evince this behavior (girls do it too, but far less). In many schools, rough –and-tumble play is no longer tolerated. Well-meaning but intolerant adults are insisting “tug of war” be changed to “tug of peace”; games such as tag are being replaced with “circle of friends” — in which no one is ever out. Boys as young as five or six can be suspended for playing cops and robbers. Our schools have become hostile environments for most boys."   My son was reprimanded for shaping his hand into a gun and saying "pow pow".  Our society has gotten so politically correct that our sons risk punishment just for acting like boys. Mind you, I'm not talking about the train wreck of behavior that is seen in some boys.  I'm talking about the rough housing, cops/robbers type of behavior that is being punished in our schools. Our sons are being sissified by society today.  This has been happening for quite some time. When boys get into fights at school, whatever happened to letting them fight it out?  From what I've been told, many friendships were developed between boys after a fight.  No, I'm not saying let them beat the crap out of each other to the point of a hospital visit.  I'm saying, let them be boys. Boys have an "built in" NEED for aggression, for being predators, for hunting prey.  They have a built in need to explore.  They have a built in need to be rough sometimes. This is healthy, within age appropriate boundaries. Do we let our sons beat up on everyone? Heaven no. Do we allow them to defend themselves?  Oh yes.  Our son has been told, by his dad and me, that should he be hit, kicked, or attacked in any way physically, that he should first tell a teacher.  If it happens again, he has every right to defend himself in the appropriate way.  Example:  our son had a little boy in kindergarten who kept hitting or kicking him.  Our son hit the boy and kicked him back. It finally took our son punching the kid in the nose for the kid to back off and leave him alone.  I will NOT allow my son to be bullied because of political correctness.

Our society is teaching little boys that they are to be more sensitive.  Crap, how much more sensitive do they need to be?  Does society want them at the point that they have hormonal issues..beyond adolescence? Sheesh.  Does society want our sons to break down and cry over every little thing?  Society has taught men to be more "in touch with their feminine side" then wants to pitch a fit because men are too girlie.  Well, which say does society want it?  Oh yeah, I remember.......gay pride.  THAT is what society is trying to turn our sons into. No, I'm not bashing gays.....crap...get off that high horse of false pride over that one. I'm point blank telling you all that I'll be damned if my son will be turned into some unicorn riding princess because he's too much of a boy. Women want a man to be a MAN.  Women do NOT want some chick parading around with a penis!

My son is a boy!!!!  He will act like a boy!!!  He will be taught, by his daddy, to be a MAN.  It's time for parents of sons to rise up and protect our children! Little girls are protected the whole way around.  Our sons are not. Our sons are told to "toughen up" when harassed yet NOT allowed to properly protect themselves. Parents, teach your sons to protect themselves.  Guard your sons from society's version of  "manhood".