Boys & Girls Forever

I was just reading Kathleen Parker's column about the latest trend in Europe - how men want to be little boys (or girls - could be optional). We've known for years that some women yearn to be men - not just strong women. Hillary immediately comes to mind.

The column asks what ever happened to real men. At first, I thought that question would be really easy to answer. The more I think about it though, the answer is getting a little tougher.

Just working with the population of the United States, let's see if I can come up with something. First off, we can subtract the 2 - 3% who are gay. We could most likely throw in enough who are bi or just plain confused about what they are to round it up to 10%.

Next, we can take out those in prison. We can add to that the number who should be in prison because they think beating up women or children is their right as a macho man.

Then there's the "Hit & Run" artists. You know the ones - those who think that once they get someone pregnant their responsibility ends, so they're off running so that they don't have to take part in supporting or raising the kids. Some races and cultures are worse than others, but it's a game that everyone can play.

I guess once you take away those who are truly in the "Peter Pan" syndrome (those who refuse to accept any responsibility for anything), the number of men who can be counted as mature, "real" men is diminishing at a pretty rapid rate.

It's a shame that I'm already spoken for, isn't it girls?