If you continue to treat him with 'kid gloves' then you're not treating him like a man, are you?
However, I know that you know that taking 'off' the 'kid gloves' doesn't mean putting on the boxing gloves.
It just means treating him with respect, and holding him to his word. supporting while also being the 'cheerleader' when crappy things happen, and the the general friend who knows when to back off, and when to speak
Yep. I know that Frank.
It means being a helpmate. But no longer an enabler.
