Man Up: From a Woman's Perception, But a Man's Point of View

Man Up is based on the true story of one man. When his entire life changes, he is forced to step up and be a father to his children. After conflicts arise with the mothers – Kim, Melissa and Sonia – of his first three children, he leaves without remorse, forcing them to fend for themselves. Kim was his first love (or so she thought). She was raised by her mother, and older sisters, and dreamt of going to college and getting a degree in child care. She wanted to be successful like her big sisters. However, when she gets pregnant at sixteen, it changes the course of her life. Like so many young ladies, her dreams were now deferred. Melissa was thirty-five, with a degree in social science and was well established in her career when she met Him. She had two children from a previous marriage. Melissa had a good job, and nice home. She had everything, except a good man. When they met, she was feeling lonely, and looking for love. She missed being married, and wanted a father figure for her kids. Melissa thought that He would be the perfect husband and father, but soon she discovers that He can be neither. Sonia was His favorite. He loved making love to her. She had the best sex ever. Sonia had grown up in a house full of boys, which made her tough. She was a tomboy and loved sports. They watched the games together, and she knew more plays than he did. Not only was she well-versed on sports, she was hard working and had a body out of this world. Soon their platonic relationship turns romantic and after a few months Sonia gets pregnant. With another child on the way, he can’t deal with the responsibly and leaves after the baby arrives.Finally he meets the love of his life. Britney was twenty-six, and looked like a Super Model. The moment he laid eyes on Britney, he knew that she was the one. Britney was not only beautiful, she was smart too. In the beginning of their relationship, she was loveable and catered to him on a daily basis. They moved in together, and eventually had two children. His life was perfect for the first time ever. He had a decent job, and a solid relationship. After years of living the good life, things turned sour. Britney began working late hours and going on business trips with her boss. He soon becomes resentful and suspects that she’s having an affair. When he confronts her about his suspicions, their argument becomes physical and she leaves him and the kids. The tables are now turned and he’s left to raise two little girls on his own. At first he contemplates leaving the kids and even killing himself. He can’t handle the responsibility of being a single parent. The easy route would have been to walk out, like he had done so many times before, but his heart wouldn’t let him. His life was going downhill fast. The day-to-day pressure of fatherhood started pushing him to the point of depression and he didn’t know where to turn. Growing up, he had always depended on somebody else – his mother, friends and girlfriends – now he had nobody, but himself to rely on. His father had walked out on the family when he was a boy, and he was never taught how to be a man, or a father.Man Up, is a coming of age story of a man (who remains nameless throughout the story because he could be any one of us) who teaches himself through trial and error how to become a father. Each of his relationships teaches him a little more about himself (the good and the bad). When he has to man up and raise two children on his own, he finally understands what a woman goes through being single parent. He understands their perspective, but from a man’s point-of-view. Man Up is gritty and real. The story will have you laughing, crying and in the end rooting for the single father to succeed in raising his children and becoming a better man.