Zone1 I was born a man

[sparky]

I was born a man

I open doors for little old ladies

I help those mothers carrying young children

I’ll stop and change a flat for the same

I don’t need to be asked, it is what men are expected to do

I say ‘yes ma’am, as well as ‘no ma’am’

I tip my hat to the ladies

I was born a man, and praise God almighty for creating women

I’ve seen both come into, and leave this world

I was born a man, and make no excuses for being one



~S~

 

[BreezeWood]

I was born a man

I open doors for little old ladies

I help those mothers carrying young children

I’ll stop and change a flat for the same

I don’t need to be asked, it is what men are expected to do

I say ‘yes ma’am, as well as ‘no ma’am’

I tip my hat to the ladies

I was born a man, and praise God almighty for creating women

I’ve seen both come into, and leave this world

I was born a man, and make no excuses for being one



~S~

- considering the other choice, providence beckons.

 

[Hossfly]

I was born a man

I open doors for little old ladies

I help those mothers carrying young children

I’ll stop and change a flat for the same

I don’t need to be asked, it is what men are expected to do

I say ‘yes ma’am, as well as ‘no ma’am’

I tip my hat to the ladies

I was born a man, and praise God almighty for creating women

I’ve seen both come into, and leave this world

I was born a man, and make no excuses for being one



~S~

Commendable, however don't ever ask Alexa "What do women want from a man?"

That damn device will talk non-stop for 7 days.

 

[JoeB131]

I was born a man

I open doors for little old ladies

I help those mothers carrying young children

I’ll stop and change a flat for the same

I don’t need to be asked, it is what men are expected to do

I say ‘yes ma’am, as well as ‘no ma’am’

I tip my hat to the ladies

I was born a man, and praise God almighty for creating women

I’ve seen both come into, and leave this world

I was born a man, and make no excuses for being one



~S~

Okay, I've very happy for your white male fragility.

 

[sparky]

fragility.

hardly the case Joe

~S~

 

[SweetSue92]

I was born a man

I open doors for little old ladies

I help those mothers carrying young children

I’ll stop and change a flat for the same

I don’t need to be asked, it is what men are expected to do

I say ‘yes ma’am, as well as ‘no ma’am’

I tip my hat to the ladies

I was born a man, and praise God almighty for creating women

I’ve seen both come into, and leave this world

I was born a man, and make no excuses for being one



~S~

Well, a little quibble: you were born a boy. I teach plenty of boys, and get to watch them grow from about ages 5-11. So they still leave me boys, but not the puppy-dog, roly-polies they were at late 4 or 5 years old.

I don't mean any disrespect by likening boys to puppies but they experience the world much like puppies. They love their friends by colliding into each other. I turn around and have to separate piles of them. Heh

Boys, if raised well, etc, do grow into the men you describe!

 

[sparky]

Boys, if raised well, etc, do grow into the men you describe!

As long as they've the chance to be one.......thx Sue

~S~

 

[SweetSue92]

As long as they've the chance to be one.......thx Sue

~S~

Well here is a woman who says for heaven's sake, just do it. You'll get loads of thanks from women like me. The women who have a problem with it, stick your tongues out at them. It's what they deserve.

I can still see my husband after church on Sundays. For some reason we would all rush to crowd our garage door to get in. My son at around 13 would lead the pack and elbow out his sister and me. My husband would literally collar him and haul him back, "Let the ladies go first". Me being the mom, I thought it was a bit rough but I let him father his son. He had to do this maybe half a dozen times--the hardheadedness of teens I guess--til our son finally decided hey, let the ladies go first!

 

[sparky]

My husband would literally collar him and haul him back, "Let the ladies go first". Me being the mom, I thought it was a bit rough but I let him father his son

lol!
that takes me back to being one of 3 brothers raised by a WW2 combat vet

we learned not to give pop any lip!

~S~

 

[Hossfly]

lol!
that takes me back to being one of 3 brothers raised by a WW2 combat vet

we learned not to give pop any lip!

~S~

My father was a WWII vet and a look or a gesture would halt any evil intentions by me. But the words that would make my blood run cold was when he would hand me his pocket knife and say, "Cut me a switch." I learned real quick to cut a long, slender birch branch instead of a dry,rotten maple branch. Big mistake!

 

[sparky]

My father was a WWII vet and a look or a gesture would halt any evil intentions by me. But the words that would make my blood run cold was when he would hand me his pocket knife and say, "Cut me a switch." I learned real quick to cut a long, slender birch branch instead of a dry,rotten maple branch. Big mistake!

lol! oh we could trade a world of notes Hoss.....

safe to say that generation had their own methods raising boys

i can recall my mom taking her shoe to my brother, after he did something despicable to me (brothers will kill each other)

and yellin' 'hit him harder ma, i'm feeling better already"

~S~