Infant and Child Sexuality: A Sociological Perspective - Ipce
Infant and Child Sexuality: A Sociological Perspective - Ipce
Infant and Child Sexuality: A Sociological Perspective - Ipce
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All three of us were delighted with his suggestion.<br />
“Doctor” had always been one of our<br />
favorite games. In fact, my sister <strong>and</strong> I were<br />
particularly adept at making the Vicks Vapo-Rub<br />
solution that was commonly used as medicine in<br />
our neighborhood games. We asked about such a<br />
mixture, but my cousin told us it wasn’t necessary.<br />
He had other paraphernalia that would serve<br />
his purposes even better.<br />
I was to be his first patient. I was the oldest<br />
<strong>and</strong> proud of that fact. I would serve as a<br />
model patient <strong>and</strong> a shining example for my two<br />
younger siblings.<br />
He latched the door securely behind us while<br />
my sister <strong>and</strong> brother waited outside. There were<br />
no windows in this small shed <strong>and</strong> the latch was<br />
too high for me to reach. There was a work table<br />
along one wall <strong>and</strong> a small storage bin filled<br />
with straw in the back. He said that this was a<br />
perfect “doctor’s office,” complete with “operating<br />
table” <strong>and</strong> “bed.”<br />
The medical examination began, <strong>and</strong> the “doctor”<br />
went through all of the necessary motions.<br />
He peered into my ears <strong>and</strong> eyes. He inserted a<br />
tongue depressor of some kind into my mouth <strong>and</strong><br />
checked my throat. I remember that my heart<br />
didn’t sound very good, <strong>and</strong> that an operation was<br />
necessary.<br />
He had a table knife to perform it with, but<br />
first I was to remove all of my clothing <strong>and</strong><br />
climb onto the operating table. I started to get<br />
worried. We’d never played “doctor” quite like<br />
this before. I did take off my shirt, determined<br />
that that would be all! I just knew that taking<br />
my pants off in front of a man was wrong, <strong>and</strong><br />
that I shouldn’t do it under any circumstances.<br />
He was just as determined that my pants should<br />
come off. He kept insisting that there was nothing<br />
wrong with it; doctors did it all the time.<br />
He h<strong>and</strong>led the situation very tactfully <strong>and</strong><br />
psychologically so as not to frighten me any more<br />
than I already was. He offered to help <strong>and</strong><br />
started to do so, but I would not let go of them.<br />
I called for my sister; I knew I was trapped. He<br />
told me to be quiet or that they couldn’t hear me<br />
or something.<br />
He turned his back <strong>and</strong> said that he wouldn’t<br />
look at me. That didn’t make any difference.<br />
Something in the whole situation was very wrong<br />
as far as I was concerned. I felt that the only<br />
person who could save me was my mother, but I was<br />
afraid to tell her. I knew that what I was doing<br />
was wrong, <strong>and</strong> I feared possible punishment for<br />
my part in the situation.<br />
With his back to me, he said, “If you take<br />
your pants down, I’ll take mine down too.” I kept<br />
insisting, “No, no!” Then he turned to face me,<br />
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