Millennial Women Empowered

[JasonBlack]

With the self-esteem, body-positivity, MeToo and countless other movements being made by and for women, this is hardly a surprising outcome. Many millennial men relate more to their Gen X next elders because this lack of support has left us with two options: you can let it make you weaker, or use it to become stronger. My own childhood was a mixed bag: growing up with supportive, financially secure parents, but in a world that did had no intention of doing the same. I am grateful for this balance, because it was supportive during a time where I needed more guidance and protection, but hard enough for me to develop a spine and an attitude of self-reliance.

Alas, while I can control how I deal with the lack of support men get in this society, I cannot always control the affect it has on my friends. With that said, I will be honest: I have lost many male friends and acquaintances to suicide on account of abusive mothers, girlfriends and/or coworkers who were given far more "empowerment" than they ever deserved, so you'll have to forgive me is I approach this topic with some bitterness.