Hate being told to man up
Dum rant but even as an adult I still have my dad telling me to man up, something he’d never say to my brother. Still have my brother calling me weak and shit. All my life growing up I was told and treated like I wasn’t a “proper man”, made me feel weak and pathetic. Funny thing is my dad is a lying and cheating bastard so if I’m not a real man what does that make him.
Truth is I know what I had to do to get to where I am today and all the hard-work and bravery that went into it. At the same time hate that those words can make me feel like such a shitty crying child again. Constant verbal and physical abuse and shit. And they wonder why I can be so timid around them
Posted Jul 26, 2026, 11:49 PM UTC
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