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Overheard ds's inappropriate conversation with friend

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blubberball · 02/10/2025 04:46

DS is 14 and neuro divergent. He's quite immature for his age, and is like a younger child in his manner. I usually hear him talk to his friend about games, but last night I overheard him say to his friend on the phone "How many times did your dick go hard whilst you were talking to her?" I was a bit shocked to hear him talking to his friend like that, so I told him to say bye to his friend. It was time for his screens to go off any way, and I take his technology every night and lock it away. He seemed a bit mortified that I'd heard him say that, and cleaned his teeth and went straight to bed. He usually faffs around for an hour after screens off. I told him not to ask his friend that. A little while later, I went into his room to talk about misogyny. He didn't know what it was. I told him it's treating women and girls badly, and I said that girls aren't objects. He was embarrassed and just wanted to go to sleep. He was turned away and didn't want to talk. I thought it was important to say something.

Is this just a normal thing for teenage boys to say to their mates? I don't want him to feel shame about normal feelings of being attracted to the opposite sex, and erections. But I also want to protect girls from this attitude from boys. How do I manage this going forward? I'm planning on having more little conversations about misogyny now and then. Does anyone please have any experience with this?

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allmymonkeys · 04/10/2025 02:16

BeLilacSloth · 02/10/2025 09:17

Completely agree. However I wasn’t talking about men, this woman and her friend check each others pubes for grey hairs and for vaginal dryness, it’s grim.

Pretty sure that by "check" the previous poster meant they discuss these things.

Shaking my head now to get the mental images out...

BingoWingoForties · 08/10/2025 10:06

I completely agree with your approach OP, he's still young and you're right to be mindful. I agree that the other boy's parents wouldn't be pleased and certainly not the girl's.
Essentially the girl's worth is being measured by how sexy she is, something we see in men all the time. If I overheard my daughter asking how wet her friend got thinking about her boyfriend I'd be concerned, and even if it was adults I'd think it was really odd! It's not socially acceptable.
I'm really glad you're alert to this as clearly a lot of posters aren't 🤦‍♀️

BeachLife2 · 08/10/2025 10:30

BingoWingoForties · 08/10/2025 10:06

I completely agree with your approach OP, he's still young and you're right to be mindful. I agree that the other boy's parents wouldn't be pleased and certainly not the girl's.
Essentially the girl's worth is being measured by how sexy she is, something we see in men all the time. If I overheard my daughter asking how wet her friend got thinking about her boyfriend I'd be concerned, and even if it was adults I'd think it was really odd! It's not socially acceptable.
I'm really glad you're alert to this as clearly a lot of posters aren't 🤦‍♀️

Absolute nonsense. It is absolutely normal for teenagers of both sexes to find other teenagers attractive.

BingoWingoForties · 08/10/2025 11:25

BeachLife2 · 08/10/2025 10:30

Absolute nonsense. It is absolutely normal for teenagers of both sexes to find other teenagers attractive.

Yes. But not talking about it like this.
I'm tired of boy mums excusing this.

PaellaPan · 08/10/2025 11:34

BingoWingoForties · 08/10/2025 11:25

Yes. But not talking about it like this.
I'm tired of boy mums excusing this.

Talking about their own body's responses to finding girls attractive? What exactly is wrong with that?

Maybe go and read the post upthread from @VimesandhisCardboardBoots upthread explaining about what being a teenage boy is like, which is something no woman has ever been or will ever truly understand.

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