Listening In On Boy Talk

The three boys, all 12, have requested that their moms not be allowed in the room. W. takes pains to close all the doors to the dining room where the discussion is going to take place. At one point, he gets up to chase away his little brother. W.'s friends H. and P. are twins, but H. quickly points out, "Trust us. We have completely different views on the subject." The subject is sex.

Do the boys think about sex?

"Do we ever," giggles W.

"Yes is the short answer," says H. "We think about when we will have sex and...

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