No argument from me. I'm not even saying that every man needs full custody to raise them either. It worked best for me, but situations differ. What I am saying, especially pertaining to affection, is that every man can have fuller custody. Involement and responsibility. No participation trophy shit.
Fatherhood is real different when you actually raise your children though.
February 2, 2026 at 7:53 PM
No argument from me. I'm not even saying that every man needs full custody to raise them either. It worked best for me, but situations differ. What I am saying, especially pertaining to affection, is that every man can have fuller custody. Involement and responsibility. No participation trophy shit.
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Hug your kids, man. 'Specially them boys. Not just because our tomorrows ain't promised. To heal and communicate. They can feel love and affection from a hug. You can feel distress or tension from a hug. Hugs are a form of triage. And it's okay if you've never thought about it that way. Start today.
February 2, 2026 at 6:34 PM
Hug your kids, man. 'Specially them boys. Not just because our tomorrows ain't promised. To heal and communicate. They can feel love and affection from a hug. You can feel distress or tension from a hug. Hugs are a form of triage. And it's okay if you've never thought about it that way. Start today.
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Because there is no consent there at times, just an expectation that they're supposed to accept us groping on them, even if we mean well. It has to be an earned understanding, & a buy-in on both sides. You shouldn't grab on your partner like this UNLESS SHE HAS COMMUNICATED THAT SHE WANTS THAT!
February 2, 2026 at 6:20 PM
Too many men believe that agreement to participate in a relationship = umbrella consent.
We gon' hug around here. Always. And not that churchy side-hug shit either. Kisses too. Forehead. Cheek. It's happening. Everytime I see my son he knows. Even the shortest visit comes with a side of affection. But it's even more important now that he's an adult.
Well, as kids, period. I think boy children get cut off from hugs and kisses way earlier than we do, which...
February 2, 2026 at 6:19 PM
We gon' hug around here. Always. And not that churchy side-hug shit either. Kisses too. Forehead. Cheek. It's happening. Everytime I see my son he knows. Even the shortest visit comes with a side of affection. But it's even more important now that he's an adult.
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It was all over the place. I was hired to help reopen/manage a cafe that turned to a club with a hotel attached. Hotel had a death so had to make sure it wasn’t haunted…🫠 lots of after random moments after that
For the past 25 years, Reshona Landfair has lived with the painful aftermath of her name lingering in the public without her consent. She was the 14-year-old girl in the absolutely sickening R. Kelly videotape. Now, she’s reclaiming her name and her story. We should all bear witness.
The wild thing about the cultural impulse to reaffirm that it's okay to be thin is that its inverse isn't present in mainstream discourse. There aren't op eds arguing that it's NOT okay to be thin, or that you SHOULD want to be fat. It's a defense to an attack that simply doesn't exist.
February 1, 2026 at 4:28 PM
The wild thing about the cultural impulse to reaffirm that it's okay to be thin is that its inverse isn't present in mainstream discourse. There aren't op eds arguing that it's NOT okay to be thin, or that you SHOULD want to be fat. It's a defense to an attack that simply doesn't exist.
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