Atown

Read if you don’t want to raise incels ;)

Reviewed: 02-24-25

I appreciated the candor and frankness about controversial topics and how to discuss them with our boys. Topics such as gun culture, emotional intelligence, current politics, (white) boy privilege, bodily autonomy and rape culture, porn, and even religion. There is so much baked in misogyny in our everyday lives, I wanted to learn more about how to combat it and ensure I’m not raising “incels” and men who grow up expecting the world and women to bow to their every wish. This book made me realize how important it is to discuss all of these issues with our children and open up communication early and often. I’m hoping that I not only raise good men, but ones that become fighters for equality and inclusion in the days to come. There are a few chapters on gender and babies that didn’t apply to me anymore as my boys are 5+, so I skipped those, but the rest of the chapters especially starting in the “controversial” section were very interesting. I wish this book was required reading for any parent or guardian of a boy.

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