Man Up

If you look through biblical scriptures have you ever noticed that the word Teenager never gets mentioned, why is that? I think its because teenager is just a modern term for growing up to be a man. The bible only mention if you notice the words Boy and Man.

Boy indicates going through the motions and leaning solely on another person to make the decisions.

Man indicates independance, knowing who you are, what your strengths are and relying more on your conscience then anything else.

In jewish culture there is a right of passage into manhood where the moment a boy turns 13 he has to undergo an initiation into manhood called a barmitzvah, having been brought up the last good years befriending some good jewish friends I can say by observation how sacred this process is and the stuff that goes on to prepare for it is quite hectic. 

Why do I throw in all this, its because its a lesson to all that we need to skip past this boy stage and be a man. Have you noticed why fathers regardless of faith and belief are hard on their sons? Its because they are training their own kids to be men, yes men who at the end of the day has the ability to be trained to look after and be the head of the family that he is required to be.