Experienced Social Distancer ... waaaay before COVID.
I am a father. :-)
Mens' problems? We (society) have succeeded in minimalizing Fathers. We lie to women "You can do it alone! You can be Dad AND Mom!". Functionally, perhaps. However that retards the development of children and perpetuates boys never REALLY becoming men, by and large.
“… the greatest detractor from high performance is fear: fear that you are not prepared, fear that you are in over your head, fear that you are not worthy, and ultimately, fear of failure. If you can eliminate that fear—not through arrogance or just wishing difficulties away, but through hard work and preparation—you will put yourself in an incredibly powerful position to take on the challenges you face" - Pete Carroll.
“… the greatest detractor from high performance is fear: fear that you are not prepared, fear that you are in over your head, fear that you are not worthy, and ultimately, fear of failure. If you can eliminate that fear—not through arrogance or just wishing difficulties away, but through hard work and preparation—you will put yourself in an incredibly powerful position to take on the challenges you face" - Pete Carroll.
Oh no, I'm in deep doo doo!
I'm the guiltiest of all in the name calling department. But NOT so towards most but friends. I think I've called almost every single member here a bastard at one time or another. For example, DMP would say something to me about how great the Pittsburgh Steelers are - and I would reply sarcastically - "That's right you dirty bastard, now you're finally getting it!". But I would mainly and only do so with the best of friends.
You should hear me and my brothers do so. Yikes, if you met us, for the first half an hour you would think we were mortal enemies! But we love one another. It's all respectful. In fact, when the tone goes to perfect speaking and the tone lower and the bad words missing, one of us is usually angry.
You'll see the difference though. You can tell it's all in good fun. If I ever seriously offend people I stop. A few people I had to double check with and would retreat if it bothered them. And some, mostly the wonderful ladies, I don't even do so with them. I know it's probably bad enough doing it in front of those ladies, but again, all in good fun! Kinda like being at the bar - I would have fun and use play names with my buddies next to me on the right while buying him a beer - but when I turn to the left to get a lovely woman a cosmo, the tone and language changes. Does that make any sense? And I sure hope I never offended you!!
Men can play fight. Women are a 'little' different...
“You know the world is going crazy when the best rapper is a white guy, the best golfer is a black guy, the tallest guy in the NBA is Chinese, the Swiss hold the America's Cup, France is accusing the U.S. of arrogance, Germany doesn't want to go to war, and the three most powerful men in America are named "Bush", "Dick", and "Colin." Need I say more?” - Chris Rock