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Reggie ❤️ Nigeria Student @ Federal university of technology
In Psychology • 1 min read •
Gender roles (men)
<p>Everyone talks about how ladies carry a lot of burden physically and emotionally <br/></p><p>Yeah they have to go through puberty, have menstrual cramps, marry before a particular age ( like they expire ) , give birth, handle both their personal life, family and the kids </p><p>Yeah we all agree it’s tough </p><p>But have we ever thought about this men </p><p>Have we ever considered the mental health of the other gender </p><p>Are they not human beings like women </p><p>Come on :</p><p>I am a boy </p><p>I grow up with specific rules </p><p>Men don’t cry</p><p>They have to be there for the ladies </p><p>They don’t talk about feelings </p><p>They don’t bend their knees </p><p>They need to be in places of authority </p><p>Because they are men</p><p>They mustn’t like bright colors, it’s too lady like </p><p>They have to grow facial hair to loo mature and respected </p><p>They don’t smile </p><p><br/></p><p>Under this rules </p><p>I shrink </p><p>I bend to this rules forgetting myself </p><p>I mean it’s a taboo </p><p>I don’t wanna be called a faggot </p><p>I don’t cry , I don’t talk about how I feel , I man up</p><p>But I break 🥺</p><p>Because this is not me , I have to smirk instead of smile wide because or say it womanly </p><p>Even sadness and joy seems the same </p><p>The pressure to get rich, stay responsible, resilient , all of it breaks me but I stand </p><p>Through it </p><p><br/></p><p>Permit me to say if I break , I blame y’all </p><p>Because I try to please you, yet the pressure becomes worse </p><p>I rest my case </p><p><br/></p><p><a class="tc-blue" href="https://twocents.space/insights/tag/men">#men</a> deserve love #</p><p>Peace out ✌️ </p>

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