A review by booksarethenewblack
Man Enough: Undefining My Masculinity by Justin Baldoni

5.0

Although his message is meant for men, this book works for everyone. It’s full of so many truthful messages and a personal book at the same time. I know Justin Baldoni from, Jane the Virgin, which I loved. I miss that show so much! It was so eye-opening to learn about some of his personal struggles during the show because you would never know it. I want to go back and re-watch now. I’ve also been following him on Tiktok and love how he spreads his message there too. I would highly suggest the audio because he gives some extra info to his listeners.

Since I have a son of my own, this really resonated with me. There are times he’s talking about the grooming that society does to boys and men. The words and phrases used to either diminish or raise them up. I see it already. My son loves color, he loves me and wants to be like me. There’s nothing wrong with that but he likes to copy my behavior. For instance, he loves to “color” his nails when I do mine. He will randomly come up to me and say, “matching.” It’s fun for us and we enjoy it together. I cannot even begin to tell you the comments I get from family about it. It’s quite frustrating and this is part of the problem. We need to do better and we need to teach our children to be better.