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Scenario

When male couples planning families discover different visions of masculine parenting

My husband and I are both men and we're trying to decide whether to have kids, but we realize we have no idea what kind of fathers we want to be or what we'd teach a child about gender and masculinity. Every conversation reveals how different our own relationships with being men actually are.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Two men are realizing that becoming parents together requires them to articulate and negotiate their understanding of masculine identity.

Your guide for this
Juana
Juana works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Masculinity — constructed and contested?”

Peri

Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.

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