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Submitted to Contest #189
There is an idea, which likely stems from the cynicism you acquire when you deal for any length of time with kids. It's the opinion that the pre-teen cannot feel. Ah yes, you say, they feel, but only as they’re told. Their “feels” are learned responses to an ad, or a pop song, crooned by some euphonious bright tenor; some well-trained, perfectly-coifed snotty young kid who happens to look good on a poster. When I was 12, I hated those posters. I hated perfect boys and their absolute assurance which took no prisoners in the hallways of our...
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