Dear Feminists, Putting Men Down Is No Way To Raise Women
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Dear Feminists, Putting Men Down Is No Way To Raise Women

We need the men in our lives just as much as they need us.

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Dear Feminists, Putting Men Down Is No Way To Raise Women
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These days, it seems that many women find any reason they can to complain about men and their actions.

While men do make poor decisions from time to time, the constant need for women to crucify them for all they do is getting ridiculous and sad.

All the modern day feminists seem to do is shame men and put them down for everything. Whether or not we choose to accept it, we need men just as much as they need us. I know, all the feminists reading this article right now are bursting at the seams. What? Do we need men? Are they worthy of praise too?

Yes.

Of course, there are going to be men out there who aren't the perfect model citizens and don't treat women correctly, just as there are many women who do that as well. But the majority of men are good and it is truly time that we start to realize it.

The strongest man in my life, my father, has always been a perfect example to me of how a real man should be.

He gets up early in the morning to drive an hour and a half to his difficult job. He works outside in all weather, comes home dirty and exhausted and still spends the weekends fixing odds and ends around to house to make sure it's a beautiful place for all of us to live.

Growing up, he taught me that hard work pays off and you get what you work for if you work hard enough.

He has always been the backbone of our household. He drives my family to church on Sundays and taught us how to swim and ride our bikes. Without my dad and the man that he is, I wouldn't be the woman I am today.

He also taught me respect, responsibility and how a true man should act towards women and his family. This led me to look for a hardworking, respectful man just like him. That is exactly what I found in my boyfriend, a strong-minded firefighter who gets out of bed at 2 a.m. to save the lives of others and loves me endlessly.

Maybe it's an old-fashioned point of view, but the way we treat the men in our lives affects the kinds of men we see in this world.

Imagine if nobody noticed the hard work my dad put into our home, his job and our family. Imagine if I treated my boyfriend disrespectfully and didn't acknowledge how hard he works and how much attention he still gives to me on a daily basis. They would be less apt to be the men that they are because everyone needs recognition for their hard work.

We need men. It's as simple as that.

A woman putting a man down does not make her any stronger. It simply makes her look unappreciative and disrespectful. Calling a guy "'soft" for being intelligent or ripping on him because he works with his hands rather than behind a desk doesn't raise you any higher.

Majority of men are GOOD and the sooner we realize this and treat them that way, the sooner women will be happier with the men in their lives.

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