Any men when they were boys the victim of a man-hating mother? My mother was implicit in her disdain for men but the message was loud and clear in subtle ways. For me it had huge effects on my masculinity especially when i commenced puberty, felt ashame to be a guy. Big issues when dating women felt so inadequate, etc. She never showed any affection to dad and never said anything nice about men. She even told me not to turn out like him, where did that leave me at age 13?