If this book were two sentences long, here would be the text in its entirety: Despite what they say (“I’m fine”; cue closing door) and despite social convention (if he doesn’t want to talk about it, leave well enough alone; “He’s fine”), not talking to your son about his evolving physical, emotional, and social self is the biggest parent trap of them all. Because if you don’t have the conversations, someone else will: a friend who’s got it all wrong, or a family member who doesn’t exactly share your ideology, or the Internet with its endless treasure trove of image-based content, presenting
...more
