Summary
Mara McDonough says she is troubled by media images that seem to glorify violent men and rappers, rather than kind, educated men who treat women with respect.
The single mom from the North Side has a son -- Larry, 12 -- to raise, and she wants him to be a better kind of boy, and grow into a better kind of man, than the kind of males she sees in many media images. She tries to set a good example with her own life, and have good communication with Larry.See the full content of this document
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Parents Encouraged to Help Boys Resist Stereotypes
"I play both the mommy and the daddy role," says McDonough, 33. "I try to lead by example. I wouldn't try to ask him to do anything I wouldn't do.
"One of the things that was encouraged from the beginning was ... to have an open relationship," she says. "Granted, I don't know what it's like to be a man, but I ...See the full content of this document
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