Why Rick joined Stand Up Guys

I joined Stand Up Guys for my two young boys. Michael turns 7 today and Jeremy turned 9 in May.

I haven’t personally abused or witnessed the physical abuse of women. My mother is a strong woman that is recognized as an equal in my family to my father. I too see my wife as an equal in my family. But as a father I want my boys to know that all people are equal. To see the world through eyes that are not judging people by anything other than their words and actions. When I hear my nine-year-old son say “how can she do that, she’s a girl?”, or my seven year old son see a women in a army uniform say, “I didn’t know girls could be soldiers”, I challenge them and ask why. I correct them because it’s this train of thought that, if left unchallenged, allows men to feel superior to women. And allows for abuse.

Rick