Eager Minds, Big Ears

"Mom, what's oral sex?" For my 11-year-old son, the steamy, sordid swamp currently engulfing the White House presented a ripe opportunity for sex education, as it has for so many American kids with big ears and eager minds. As a parent, I've always believed that a child curious and capable enough to frame a straightforward question deserves a straightforward answer. Gauging the depth and breadth of the answer is the tough part.

The definition I gave my son elicited a brief "Eeww," followed by a thoughtful silence. About right, I figured. Infinitely more difficult is gauging what's about right on this...

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