BE A MAN!

the greatest Disney princess of all time will forever be Mulan. please don't pull the "she's not a real princess" bullcrap on me. Disney princess rules are different from normal ones ;)

Mulan came out when I was just hitting that stage in little kid life when the "battle of the sexes" seed is starting to grow. Girls were way better than boys and Mulan was proof. Not only could she save all of China from the Huns, but she did it in a skirt! (and the only time you see any dudes taking down the bad guys in a skirt is Braveheart - hopefully this illustrates just how epic Mualn is)
She was that hero I wanted to be - multiple times I covered my face in baby powder then went forth with my makeshift weapons to launch an attack on my brothers. good times.



but enough about her, there's an underlying story line in the epic film:
men being MEN - the best part of the movie is after Mulan gets the arrow from on top of the pole and all the guys start taking on the role of men. they start trying hard to "be a man!" they pour themselves into working as hard as the physically can to prove their manliness. and after becoming so, are able to go forth and save all of China.



We need that today. guys who really strive to be men. far far far too often, guys don't stand up and be men. why? because they're not being challenged. no I'm not in any way trying to say women have to go and compete with guys in testosterone-infused contests, but what women have done is become so tolerate to guys who don't want to step up that we've lowered our standards for manhood to close to nothing...


so I have a proposal - ladies, redetermine your expected caliber. DON'T SETTLE for something less than you deserve because you feel like the right kind of guy is not going to come along. if you desire a wonderful, respectable, God-loving, leading man; but you keep your expectations low because you believe this perfect man is never going to show up, guys are going to see that they don't have to be this incredible guy to get you.


gentlemen, be just that. be gentle, be loving, be passionate, but be 'swift as the coursed river with all the force of a great typhoon...' don't be the minimum. because if all you're attempting to do is just barely make the cut for a 'nice guy', well thats all you're going to be. I'm not trying to completely blame lack of masculinity on laziness, I just want guys to be aware that they (like everyone else in more that one area) could do a little better on the portraying manhood deal...I just really need a man who's going to be the head of the house, the leadership role in our relationship (and I'm Cajun, so I loooove being in charge)


guys are great. men are incredible. which one would are you gonna be?