The Raphael Remedy

Personal Growth

I Was a Pathetic Teenager

I Was a Pathetic Teenager

I have many fond memories of my teen years.  But as much as I don’t enjoy getting older, I wouldn’t want to go back to those years for anything.  Or, let me rephrase that…I wouldn’t want to go back to who  I was in those years.  In plain English, I was pathetic…as were most of my friends.  

Men, Identity, and Friendships

Men, Identity, and Friendships

Someone commented to me about a sentence from my previous As the Deer Longs… article: “For many men, our last experience of really close male friends was in high school or college, although we may have many acquaintances.”