There’s a confused lad somewhere in England who reminds us of our younger selves. Except for the kissing part – we didn’t have our first kiss until we were twenty-one, like respectable young ladies.
I am 12, nearly 13, and I like girls although sometimes they scare me.
I don’t really know what to do with them. I was asking my best friend how you kissed them and he said he would show me so he kissed me and I kissed him back.
It seemed okay at the time but now I am worried that people will think we are gay. He is my best friend and I don’t want to stop seeing him but should I?
God, don’t you just love how he’s “almost 13”!? That’s too cute and makes us long for simpler times, like when we were six-and-a-half and dating He-Man. Those were the days…
Judas
He left out the part where his best friend is 54.
PalePhoenix
As the ‘wee magical crone’ who answers his letter offers, the kid’s not in much peril of catchin’ teh ghey (it’s like Wearin’ o’ the Green, but pink). The only weak point in her reply is that she doesn’t offer some statistic (usually fatuous, anyway) for the number of pubertal/adolescent males who experiment with same-sex activity. It’s high, but I’d probably avoid a word like ‘most’ for that age group.
For my own, I was quite sure of my sexuality by age 10, but took pains to conceal, relabel, or dismiss it until the ripe old age of 15. Even then, there weren’t a lot of options to experiment WITH (He-Man was not an option, but Stretch Armstrong had a certain appeal).
I note that the ‘older’ boy initiated. If this kid’s parents don’t know he’s writing into advice columns, then they’re probably not keeping much of an eye on their kid’s friends. I’d watch that one. I doubt he was inspired to the option from an episode of “As the World Turns.”
PalePhoenix
(I take part of that back. There was no written indication that the lad’s ‘mate’ was any the elder. It was just an inadvertent presumption…and from laughing at Judas’ post.)
M Shane
At that age, I didn’t know what gay was but I sure know how it felt and what would happen if somone got within kissing range!
DavidDust
I CANNOT BELIEVE He-Man was two-timing me with YOUR skanky ho ass!
He-Man, if you’re reading this…call me…
fredo777
lol @ “kissing range”.
I remember my first boy-crush. It was in 1st grade. William Cummings.
Gay + I go waaaay, way back.
P.S. William, if YOU’RE reading this…call me
M Shane
I just remember, in Catholic school, when I was just a wee tot, standing up to read, despirately attempting to cover up my uncontrolable erection which seemed like a telephone pole in fromnt of me. The nun kept telling me I would go blind if I held my book so far down.
I nearly did-go blind that is.more from humiliation. than anything.
M Shane
I don’t think I ever ever made it close enough to kiss! at least as a primary activity. with a boy
Phoenix (not the pale one)
He-Man was my boyfriend, you tramp!