Last week I had the privilege of being a guest on the Man Under Construction podcast. The conversation that took place reminded me of this post I wrote a year and a half ago. I thought this would be an appropriate time to share it again.
Also, here is a link to the Man Under Construction podcast. https://campsite.bio/manunderconstruction
I held the doll in my hand and sniffed her hair. “Wow,” I thought to myself, “This smells great. I wonder what the other one smells like?” My little cousin had left her Strawberry-shortcake dolls unattended while she ran off to the other room. I had heard that they had fruity scents, so I thought I’d take a whiff while I had a chance. Just as I picked up one of the other dolls, a male family member stepped into the room and stopped me. “What are doing with the doll John?”, I heard him say. I remember getting ready to apologize for touching my cousin’s toys without permission. However, I was never given a chance to. “Dolls are for girls! You aren’t supposed to play with those!”, he shouted, “Are you a girl?”“No”, I answered, in a confused voice. “No!”, he said, “you are…
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John Eli Garay, MBA/MS, LAC 
I heard someone saying to my 2-year-old son the other day at church when he was crying that boys don’t cry. I addressed it immediately. This kind of upbringing had destroyed more than it has created.
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Thank you for doing that. You are absolutely correct. 🙏🧡
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Thank you for sharing the link to the podcast John!
I look forward to listening.
Wishing you a wonderful week.
Andrea 😀
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Thank you so much for tuning in. I hope your week is great too. 🙂
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Agreed with this post.
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Thank you for your vulnerability. I was tearing up reading that. I’m sure there are soooo many men who can relate to your story. Thank you for opening up, so that they too can see its possible for them. God bless you!!
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