The boy dreamt of his father, br br Between boys and men such br impossible expectations, br joyful boys with rumpled br hair crying for attention br Heart bursting to be br the little man. br br 'Daddy, look at me, I am just like you' br br Men slipping away their emotional br core, resisting temptation to display br the love they have for their boys. br Holding fast to important things, br to work and career, making money br and cutting the grass. Taking care br of things, like a man. br br 'Daddy, look at me, I am just like you' br br br Such distance between boys and men, br flowers grow faster than emotions. br Expectations and demands, alliances br and situations to be addressed. br Locker room jokes, tenderly br pretending feelings are for br 'sissies'. Rugged role playing, br modelling behaviour of the br tipped arrow of society. br br 'Daddy, look at me, I am just like you' br br Things have changed, they will tell you. br Men can feel now. But we men, we br know the truth. The stereotype is br still pervasive and controlling. br br A man must be strong. br A man must be brave. br A man must not love unless br he is getting laid. br br br 'Daddy, look at me, I am just like you' br br 'Daddy, were you ever scared and alone like me? 'br br Chris G.