I’ve Become More Of A Man Than I Ever Was

I’ve Become More Of A Man Than I Ever Was

For as long as I can remember, I’ve always wanted to be a man’s man. For example, I recall visiting my grandparents at Echuca from the age of 4. My Pa was huge, 6 feet 3. He was built like a tank. He had hands the size of dinner plates. He was a man. He could lift anything. I watched him pick up king brown snakes with his bare hands. He was tough. And he was a farmer. From the earliest times, I wanted to be a man, and Pa was a man and Pa was a farmer. So I tried to achieve my mission by becoming a farmer. I left home when I was 16 and started working on farms. I worked hard, and it was so important for me to be seen as a man by working physically and working long, excessive hours. I’d tell anyone who’d listen how hard I’d been working. But here’s the problem with wanting to be a man. I was always trying to prove myself to myself and to others. I was always worried about what people thought of me. I was actually quite insecure. And deep down, I knew. I never really was the man I wanted to be. You see, you always remember the times when you weren’t so manly. Like

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