I liked the baseball analogy. In this sense, kissing is the start of sex, but not really sex. Kissing is all right. Next comes petting above the waist, (first base) Now this is more exciting, but is it sex yet? Well we get to petting below the waist, now we are really excited, but it is only getting close to sex. (third base) Although some people can't stop themselves at this point, apparently some people do. If they stop is it sex? Now I don't know about the oral--below the waist petting, this seems like more than third base, maybe an attempt at stealing home? I could understand that this is sex, it seems like it to me.
So finally we have it, sex is not sex unless you score and a run is tallied on the scoreboard for your team. I think I have it now. Very clear. But also clearly we parents have some explaining to do about what is ok and what is not.
What happened to second base?
Does the infield fly rule apply to oral sex?
If the batter gets hit does he get to take a base?
A head first slide? A suicide squeeze? A wild p[!]itch?
The analogies can certainly be compelling!
It's telling to me that "petting" is described without using the word "sex", but "oral sex" is not. Words mean things, or at least they used to.
Hmmm.
Pitchers do it on the rubber.
Switch-hitters do it from both sides (or swing both ways in some cases).
Catchers do in in a squat
Infielders do it in the dirt.
If executed properly, the squeeze play usually leads to a score.