Everyone has an opinion on the Tiger Woods situation. He is a highly paid golfer (not necessarily an athlete ) but one that people look up to. He helped Notah Begay with a tournament in the east for native kids. While life for him has been relatively easy and full of good stuff he found himself with a need that couldn’t be filled by his own situation. A star , Money no object, A trophy wife, and still a ( for some female excitement. The drama, the titillation’s of young white women who know how to entice with the sexual goodies. He wasn’t with them because they were the most exciting intellect and spiritual bond . No, the most of what adolescence as all about . the thrill of feeling alive . The charge of a woman touch, the newness of a different women and the thrill of her sexual knowingness. There are women who have it down. They have the symbolic offering (T&A). They have the attitude. They know how to sexually seduce a man! So tiger is 17 again, but this time, he is the football hero or golf hero. He gets the naughty cheerleader. That’s all!
The real issue for Native people is what is this? Is he a man or a boy! In the Native world the word for Grandfather is “real-man”. Yes, in many Indian languages the words grandfather is real man. Tiger is still a boy. That’s all. He may grow up to be a real man but for right now he is a boy. His mommy just happens to be this beautiful sexy woman from the Netherlands . Where is his birth mother in all this and who is his role model for being a man? His adolescence may continue for a while. This might be just part of his development and he has to go through it. This is a tell for all men. Its hard for some men to grow up no matter how old, especially older athletes who have spent so much time working at being the best. Just ask my wife!
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I like how you define a man as a real man. That’s good. Tiger needs to take responsibility for his actions.
sounds like you know some!!