Saving The World One Laugh At A Time

Many years back, my father in law Tom Young lost his brother. He came to visit us at our house in the San Fernando Valley, and it was clear to me that this tall, strong, tightly-wrapped man was nearly buckling with grief, but couldn’t let it go. Just…couldn’t. Stereotypical male reaction: the world doesn’t care how you feel, just what you do. You learn to bury pain and fear deep within you, to the point that it can affect your capacity to love and enjoy life. Part of the price we pay for being human, gender roles cutting off pieces of our Self to fit the boxes constructed by both males and…