Dad says “real men don’t cry” Boys expected to “man up” during hard times “That’s for girls” said constantly Brothers make fun of sisters’ interests Boys discouraged from showing emotion No emotional education for sons Boys teased for showing affection Men don’t hug or say “I love you” often Boys forced into “manly” hobbies Mom tells son to stop acting like a girl Dad mocks son for liking “girly” things Sisters support brothers, never the other way Dad says son’s too sensitive Family laughs at soft-spoken boys Sons pushed into sports Boys told crying is weak Sons shamed for caring about their looks Dads pressure sons to be dominant Male relatives avoid talking about feelings Boys told not to play with dolls Boys told showing emotion is embarrassing Sons taught to be tough, not kind Girls told to find a strong man Boys not taught empathy No room for boys to be vulnerable Dad says “real men don’t cry” Boys expected to “man up” during hard times “That’s for girls” said constantly Brothers make fun of sisters’ interests Boys discouraged from showing emotion No emotional education for sons Boys teased for showing affection Men don’t hug or say “I love you” often Boys forced into “manly” hobbies Mom tells son to stop acting like a girl Dad mocks son for liking “girly” things Sisters support brothers, never the other way Dad says son’s too sensitive Family laughs at soft-spoken boys Sons pushed into sports Boys told crying is weak Sons shamed for caring about their looks Dads pressure sons to be dominant Male relatives avoid talking about feelings Boys told not to play with dolls Boys told showing emotion is embarrassing Sons taught to be tough, not kind Girls told to find a strong man Boys not taught empathy No room for boys to be vulnerable
(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.
Dad says “real men don’t cry”
Boys expected to “man up” during hard times
“That’s for girls” said constantly
Brothers make fun of sisters’ interests
Boys discouraged from showing emotion
No emotional education for sons
Boys teased for showing affection
Men don’t hug or say “I love you” often
Boys forced into “manly” hobbies
Mom tells son to stop acting like a girl
Dad mocks son for liking “girly” things
Sisters support brothers, never the other way
Dad says son’s too sensitive
Family laughs at soft-spoken boys
Sons pushed into sports
Boys told crying is weak
Sons shamed for caring about their looks
Dads pressure sons to be dominant
Male relatives avoid talking about feelings
Boys told not to play with dolls
Boys told showing emotion is embarrassing
Sons taught to be tough, not kind
Girls told to find a strong man
Boys not taught empathy
No room for boys to be vulnerable