Becoming a Real Man: A Masculine Manifesto for Teenagers

Rick and Becky Kraemer have been married since 1989, and are the parents of two young adults and one teenager, who they’ve raised from scratch. Rick is an information technologies architect, and Becky is a substitute teacher in middle and high school. They live in northern California, where they enjoy water sports, many forms of exercise, animated conversations while walking by the lake, facilitating their kid’s social events, volunteering with community organizations, and walking Becky’s dog.