Hello and welcome back to the Miss Amanda Chen Show. We’re now in Season 2 of the 100 Masked Men series, where I anonymously interview different men from all around the world about gender roles, expectations from society and how that affects our self worth.

This month we are taking a special focus on men's mental health, sponsored by Tethr, The world’s first online, peer-to-peer support community connecting men for open and honest conversations about life. This week I'm interviewing men that are challenging gender norms.

Masked Man #39 is the Stay at Home Dad. What I loved the most about this interview is hearing about the jealousy other fathers felt for this man's life. Wishing they could spend more time with their children. I feel like most dads were always mysterious, had their own shit going on, and were generally unavailable, so you value their presence more. You'd never see dad doing the mundane everyday stuff, that was always mom's job. Have you ever stopped to wonder if dad knows your blood type? The last time you had a physical or dentist appointment?

And of course we have to get into the conversation of consent, but this time we unpacked sexual education in schools. This was such a cool chat, with how sex and consent needs to be discussed both in school as well as at home. Let's get into it. I hope you enjoy the show.

Challenge accepted, anyone want to share their stories on fathers giving the sex talk? Does the conversation happen between father and son? Or is it just father and daughter, or mother and son, or mother and daughter? I think it's wild to see the rise in pressure among young men. And if you are looking for a space to chat about sensitive subjects, check out Tethr. I think it's insane that we're in 2021 and we just have this tool available now.

Make sure to subscribe and if you’d like to be on the show or know of someone with a unique perspective, slide into my DMs at missamandachen on Instagram and see you next Wednesday with more episodes of 100 Masked Men.