Again, I will firmly state that it is my responsibility to heal the wounds that toxic masculinity causes in my sons, and to some degree, my husband. I do this while supporting them to uphold the ideals of being a good human, regardless of gender.

As for young men who fall victim to the societal requirement that they are emotionless, they deserve understanding and compassion as well. It’s not entirely their fault they succumbed to conditioning any more than the abused woman should be faulted for believing she has no options.

Showing human compassion is always the right answer.