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Summary Of Boys In Need Of A Buddy System

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In the article “Boys in Need of a Buddy system” Way talks about her own brother’s broken hearted experience with his childhood best friend. After Lucan’s mother had schooled the boys about cutting up her favorite childhood doll, John had stopped speaking and seeing Lucan. Lucan was very upset but boys are shown that boys do not show emotions like girls do because they could be told that they are “too girly” or even gay so other boys will pick on them. Boys are thought to be closed off and though by playing sports while girls are allowed to be open and emotional whenever they please and playing with baby dolls feeding and cleaning them as if they are

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