There isn't much a twelve year old boy won't do to fit in. He may not know he is doing it, but subconsciously, he's desperate to fill the mold of hyper-masculinity that's pressing down on him in increasingly uncomfortable ways as he grows older.
Step one is going out for sports. Baseball and football.
Step two is obscenities. About everything: teachers, parents, friends, girls he likes, girls he doesn't like. In short, anyone different.
Step three is not caring. About anything: grades, friends, health. In short, anything important.
Step four is the look. Dressing in a way that is so much effort, but must still align with step 3. Can't look like he's trying.
Aside from occasionally step 1, step 4 is the most expensive. Mom originally said no. Dad on the other hand needs his boy to be accepted among the cool kids.
To Dad, this mentality is absolutely worth $300.
Nikes will make him a pretty cool dude.
Being a dude is end game.
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The Writing Rock
General FictionAs a member of a writing club, I end up with several short pieces and nothing to do with them so this book is dedicated to that. I won't be publishing everything I write, but if it isn't terrible, it'll probably end up here.
