Extreme Manhood

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Ron MDiv Hutchcraft. Extreme Manhood

Extreme Manhood

Even Superman Is Breakable

Consult the Manual

Thermometer vs. Thermostat

Conquering Your Mouth

Conquering Your Passions

Conquering Coldness

Don't Be So Hard

Don't Feed Them Leftovers

Say No To Selfishness

There Is a Rescuer

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When our 12-year-old son started junior high school, he was very excited because he thought it would be, as he called it, the “happy hunting ground.” After a couple of days, he was pretty shell-shocked. He realized it was going to be tougher than he thought. He said, “I knew that girls were going to be confusing since the fourth grade. Fourth grade is where if they like you, they kick you. I never understood that. Now, I get to junior high and everything is changing. Dad, I have a feeling it's going to be real confusing for a long time.”

The fact is, we've all grown up and it's still confusing. In some ways, the whole business of maleness and femaleness is more confusing than ever.

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I remember getting ready to call a girl for a date. I would sit there staring at the phone for 45 minutes trying to figure out a cool way to do it, because you want to be cool. You must have your lines ready. You're going to say in your manliest voice, “Hey Jennifer, would you like to go out with me on Friday night?” Then, after psyching yourself out, you make the call. She answers the phone, “Hello.” You go, “Hello?” Then you're a mess.

Women haven’t helped us figure out this manhood thing. Today, women are stronger than they have ever been, and they have gotten more and more assertive. They're taking on roles that men used to have exclusively. That's made it pretty confusing.

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