“ Mothers fretting over the sexual precocity of their sons can just sit back and relax. Yes, sure, Flanagan urges the parents of girls to make their daughters’ bedrooms “Internet-free” zones (so they can feel safe from the hostile world and develop their identities in private) and to make sure there’s a strong male in the house (to scare off boys with bad intentions). But the parents of boys should presumably feel free to fire up a doobie and watch Californication on cable.
Heather Havrilesky reviewing Caitlin Flanagan’s Girl land
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