Tell me what makes a man....

During one of our long car journeys this summer, we managed to have a family philosophical conversation instead of the usual whining, arguing, 'are we there yet's and wee stops. It was so refreshing.  

Interested in the culture of muscles and brute (and with the old Take That song singing inside my head) I asked the boys this question:

What do you think makes someone manly?

Their answers surprised me.

1. A man can burp over 100 decibels. (Ok, that one didn't surprise me.)

2. A man is strong enough to cry.

3. A man is not bothered by what other people think.

4. A man is courageous.

5. A man is sacrificial.

6. A man knows he is weak but knows the God of all strength.

7. A man has a good friendship with God.

8. A man is able to walk away from a fight.

9. A man works hard and finishes a job he has started.

10. A man is wise like Jesus.

11. A man is humble enough not to win every argument and puts others first.

12. A man can pop his pecs. 

What a list!  In all their boyish fun about farts (and lighting said farts), burps and boobies, they shocked me with their wisdom.  

What would you add to the list?