A man doesn’t send out cards to announce he and his wife are expecting. Nope. A man does this…

Oh, my wife and I are NOT expecting.  I just thought this youtube video was funny.

After watching District 9 and Mongol, I owed my wife a solid chick flick. I made sure the movie at the top of our queue was The Proposal. I like Sandra Bullock, so I was OK with watching the movie. Plus, I had my iPhone handy just in case the movie got boring. However, I never had to break out the phone to keep me occupied.

The movie was good. I was pleasantly surprised with how much I liked it. Sure it was predictable like all chick flicks, but it was still funny. More importantly, my wife loved it. And that’s what I needed. Now I can add some more manly movies to the queue.

This is part one (of four) in my attempt to explain why I think Genghis Khan’s four laws are manly and should be followed. These are lessons I want my sons to learn.

Rule 1: Don’t kill women or children

That’s a pretty simple law, and I’m sure Genghis meant that literally.  His men were warriors; so, he had to establish his army’s code of conduct. (Let’s just overlook that fact that he wiped several civilizations off the face of earth…that was just how he rolled.)  But how does this law apply to us, the modern man? Of course, there’s the “don’t kill” part of the law. If you don’t follow that one, you go to prison. Everyone gets that.

I believe a real man takes it one step farther. A real man loves his wife and children. A real man respects and listens to his wife and makes decisions with her. A real man teaches and disciplines (with love) his children. A real man protects his family from harm or danger.

Those aren’t novel ideas. It boggles my mind how many guys don’t live up to those simple standards. Hell, just look at the slimeballs we elect to office: Sanford, Spitzer, Ensign, Edwards, Clinton…and those are just the ones I can name off the top of my head. I could probably come up with similar lists of sports stars, celebrities, preachers, and businessmen if I really wanted to.

Please, be a man. Don’t kill women and children.

What the hell, Tiger?  I understand that you have tons of money, fancy homes, and golf talent that I could only dream of.  But somehow you needed to cheat on your (hot) wife and mother of your children?  Really?  As my role model Abe Simpson would say…for shame!

Cheating on your wife is not manly.  It’s a simple black and white position.  There’s no gray area.  There are no exceptions to that rule.  It doesn’t matter if you’re rich or poor, if you’re a president or a peasant, or you’re handsome or ugly.  Men don’t cheat.

You, Tiger, are not a man.