Men's Group

I had a good friend whose little daughter was taken away from him (a wonderful parent) and given instead to his ex-wife (a horrible, abusive parent) just because that's how it goes in family court. We were there to support him in court and I saw what he went through when his daughter was taken away from him. I never forgot that.

I've seen women, mostly young women it seems like, judge men only by their cars and the money in their bank accounts. Sickens me and I speak up when I see it.

I'll bet there are a lot more examples that I don't see because I'm female and don't have the same experiences men do so I don't have the same knowledge.

I remember wondering why my father was so angry when I was growing up. I thought maybe he was angry because he had to go to war and my mother got to stay home with us.

So I decided I was going to grow up and go in the Army. Because I realized it wasn't fair that he had to go to war and risk his life and we got to stay home. I thought maybe if I did that I could make things better between men and women.

It didn't work out the way I hoped. I got raped in the Army, got a lot of flack in general in the Army because some guys didn't think it was right for me to be there. I tried though. I really did.

I hate that men are supposed to be strong all the time and aren't allowed to be afraid or sad or incompetent at sports etc.

I want to understand what your experiences are. I can see some of the unfairness but there's no way for me to understand all of it.