If I had a daughter I'd tell her to woman up. I am a caveman by OKP standards but THANK GOD I don't live or react by OKP standards. lol. Cyse me if you want but I was raised a certain way and it made me the person I am today. I believe in some old-fashioned values and I don't think that "nomenclature" has anything to do behind the lesson. So do I ask my son to "toughen up" at times, hell yes.

Do I give him space to be in his feelings? Yes, but not all damn day.

He is eight and he sees his dad as a role model. We were playing last night and I said "Amir, you are the man!"
he said "No, dad you are. But I will be one one day."
I said "Yes you will good sir!"
We smiled and she smiled with us. No feelings were hurt. No gender lines were broken.