Sorry it\u2019s been so long. I started a letter last week, but some shiny object distracted me. <\/p>\n
It was the Winter Olympics, the shiny object. My wife loves figure skating so we watched. It\u2019s always amazing to see what they can do – men and women. The grace, the beauty, and this time: the absolute fucking joy. <\/p>\n
I would have called you tell you about it, about this kid named Alysa and how she skates the way a heart sings when it\u2019s in love. I am not unique in the way I teared up happy tears watching her skate. <\/p>\n
But that wasn\u2019t even the amazing part, right? The amazing part was watching her and all of the other women skaters hype each other up. They legit were pulling for their competitors and consoling one another and celebrating each other. <\/p>\n
And it wasn\u2019t just figure skating. It was skiing, and snowboarding, and cross-country, and\u2026 women just being badass and celebrating other badass women. <\/p>\n
That\u2019s when it hit me: we men could stand to be a lot more like these badass women. <\/p>\n
Imagine it, dad – men straightening out other King\u2019s crowns, hyping each other up whenever one of us gets to the plate. Not just our own – but other men trying to best us – yeah, I wanna beat your best, but if you shine, we all shine. Man, what the fuck would that do for men\u2019s mental health? <\/p>\n
These women, man, if we could get the fuck out of their way they could really teach us some shit. <\/p>\n
Anyway dad, you should have seen that kid, Alysa. She would have made you cry happy tears, too. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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