Ernest Hemingway said that there are four requirements to be a man; you must plant a tree, fight a bull, write a book, and have a son.

I don’t think that to be a man you must meet those requirements. I believe to be a man you must mature (which seems to be hard for most guys), have a family (a family doesn’t even have to be kids and a wife.It can be a life partner or friends), and protect and provide for said family.

I know that there are some that think to be a man, you have to be a womanizer or be on the football team or even discriminate against others to the point of beating them.

I don’t feel like any less of a man because I may cry at a sad movie or because I can cook and clean.

What do you think defines a man from a boy?

Topics: family, men, opinions, maturity, Ernest Hemingway, grown