Now we know the story is made up.
I have a tall handsome 15 year old son. His buddies are more or les in his league looks wise. They are tall, slim and athletic. When I am on longish drives with them, say to Yankee Stadium, their wisecracks and conversation and general back and fourth mirrors what I remember myself with one exception: Never a word about girls. No references to girls they know or might be seeing or like or even glimps on the sidewalk along the way. We’ll pass some solid ten along the way in the Bronx that would have elicited a low, quiet “ whoa check it out” from me or one of my buddies way back when. From them, nothing. Ever. It becomes very noticeable cruising at 15 mph thru teeming nyc streets. When me and my buddies were their age we all had girlfriends. It’s down right weird. Total silence.
They are conditioned to ignore else the powers that be come crashing down on their heads................
My boys still remember my comment about a female one day when I was driving. I saw an obese female sitting in the middle of the bench at a bus stop. I could tell my boys were holding in the laughter. They thought I would scold them. I said it’s a good thing she was sitting in the middle. If she were on the end she would tip the whole thing over.
Now we know the story is made up.