Yes actually, I have. On a number of occasions. The fact that the ones you've seen were all jocks is merely anecdotal evidence -- there are quite a few families in which the boys behave differently. Harry Eddleman, my best friend in 3rd grade, his older brother Christian looked out for him, got him into comic books and roleplaying games, etc. In turn, Harry was the closest thing I had to an older brother (or for that matter a father) and he got me into comic books and roleplaying games. The things he said to me weren't always easy to hear, but they were frequently formative in my personal development of ideas about what is right and wrong. I looked up to him for years before he went away to college. I tried to get in touch with him later, but he'd reinvented himself and wasn't really interested in the relationship anymore, so I had to move on (although I'm not happy about it). My relationship with Harry trailed off long before my sexual identity was cemented.
> You ever seen male siblings in which the older ones > nurtured? Usually they just give the younger ones hell. >> -----Original Message----- >> From: S. Isaac Dealey [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Sent: Tuesday, March 14, 2006 12:42 AM >> To: CF-Community >> Subject: RE: Being Gay: Nature or Nurture? >> >> That might be largely nurture... The more older brothers >> you have as a >> child, the more you are going to be nurtured by your >> older brothers. >> You look up to them, and it's not outside the realm of >> reason that >> simply looking up to your older brothers helps to foster >> a kind of >> glorification of men in your mind as a young child which >> might then >> translate into sexual attraction as you get older. s. isaac dealey 434.293.6201 new epoch : isn't it time for a change? add features without fixtures with the onTap open source framework http://www.fusiontap.com http://coldfusion.sys-con.com/author/4806Dealey.htm ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:200066 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
