At our first gym class in seventh grade in
junior high school, we were given a list of supplies we would need: sneakers,
thick white socks, white T-shirt, white gym shorts, combination lock for our clothing
basket, and something few of us were familiar with: an athletic supporter (more
commonly known as a jockstrap) to protect our precious and fragile genitalia.
A week
later, we reported to class with bags of our new or hand-me-down supplies; and
as we waited on the benches for our teacher to appear, the jockstrap became the
subject of heated debate.
The 12-year-olds were evenly divided as to
whether the strange garments were to be worn under our underpants or over our underpants.
We were completely unprepared for the
shocking truth that was revealed when the teacher finally showed up and gave us
instructions for “suiting up.”
Jockstraps are worn instead of underpants. Ooh.
From my bestseller Stories I'd Tell My Children (but maybe not until they're adults)
From my bestseller Stories I'd Tell My Children (but maybe not until they're adults)
Can't wait to read your book.
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