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Growing up should be child’s play, not a race to adulthood

‘Is there something wrong with me?” the writer asked. “I’ve never had a boyfriend and I am 12 years old.” I was reading a magazine problem page.

Was it a misprint? Should it have said: “I’ve never had a boyfriend and I’m 21 years old”? No, it was 12 all right. I read the reply and it was clearly directed to a child.