Boys Love Paper Dolls, Too

That was the day our paper doll Jack was created. (He has since been renamed to Peter Parker.) Hunter’s enthusiasm and excitement is contagious. It’s all he could think about for days and constantly imagined what else we could design. He conjures up a concept, art directs me (“no Mama, he needs pads under his football jersey”), and I execute by creating the template and cutting out the pieces. He draws the missing body parts on the figure such as the nipples, 8-pack abs and penis. (“Mom, I should have drawn the penis bigger.” Oh boy, I cannot make this stuff up).

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