Young Teddy was very much not athletic, in fact he was sickly and asthmatic. Over time he literally remade himself and overcame his early health issues. Getting into heavy duty physical activity and using that to overcome early challenges probably was a hell of a lot of fun, and it was continuing the process of self-improvement that made his life so much better to begin with.
Makes sense. And yeah. That’s non toxic masculinity (or, whatever you want to call it, the gender-neutral term). It’s okay to want to overcome real challenge and feel like you’re strong and capable and test yourself. In some circles it is even encouraged.
Young Teddy was very much not athletic, in fact he was sickly and asthmatic. Over time he literally remade himself and overcame his early health issues. Getting into heavy duty physical activity and using that to overcome early challenges probably was a hell of a lot of fun, and it was continuing the process of self-improvement that made his life so much better to begin with.
He was told he couldn’t join the cavalry because his eyes were so bad that he needed glasses, and if he fell off the horse they’d get lost or broken.
So Teddy bought a vest with a bunch of pokets, filled them all with glasses, and considered the matter solved.
Makes sense. And yeah. That’s non toxic masculinity (or, whatever you want to call it, the gender-neutral term). It’s okay to want to overcome real challenge and feel like you’re strong and capable and test yourself. In some circles it is even encouraged.