Think about this, what is manners ? To you, what does that mean? It could be saying please, thank you, yes sir, yes ma’am, opening a door for someone, stand ing up when a woman comes to the table, pull ing her chair out, being on time, e tc . The list could go on for days. Next ask yourself, when was the last time a young man said or did these things to or for you? Without being coerced, instructed, or reminded to do them. I heard this saying for the first time when watching The Kingsman. Great movie, one of the best scenes ever occurs in this movie. Although the saying has been around a lot longer than The Kingsman, I've since wondered about this saying...how does it translate into the man I want to be, that I want my son to be? When you think of manners, where do you think of? I always think of England. The English are proper gentlemen. Carry themselves with respect, dignity and are kind and thoughtful to those around them. I find myself looking arou...
My name is Jason Milam. This is a blog to discuss how American society is evolving, like all things do, but leaving our sons by the way side. It is our job as fathers and influential men, in impressionable young mens lives, to be the guiding examples of who our young men should be. Our education system is geared to girls strengths, our society empowers young girls to be whatever they want to be, and demonize our boys for being who they are and how God designed them to be. After that first paragraph, most of you have already made a snapshot judgment of who I am. “Just another man in this world trying to not encourage our young girls to get ahead in a mans world.” Let me just stop that thought process there. I am a father of 3, an 8 year old boy, a 4 yr old and 5 week old girls, and I’m married to one of the strongest women I know. I am fully aware of the struggles that my daughters will go through as they grow, and the struggles they will have to go through trying to get ahead in a...