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I Tried to Toughen Up My Son. Things Didn’t Go as Planned. (Published 2025)

By Sam Graham-Felsen · The New York Times · October 2025

#21 in 2025·#11 in History·#23 in Family

I Tried to Toughen Up My Son. Things Didn’t Go as Planned. (Published 2025)

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"A trip to the Badlands with my 8-year old offered lessons in boyhood, and manhood."

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