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however, others contend that young girl or maiden are synonymous with virginity. According to statistics virginity at the age of twelve (when the Christ Child was conceived) is greater, gradually diminishing with advancing years. So, if God chose a young girl to be the mother of His Son, why shouldn’t we love themenough to protect them and shield them from harm? Well, where does my honest confession with regard to young girls come in? As unlikely as it may seem, I was a young boy at one time. Whew, way back then? But I was afraid of little girls; when they wanted me to play with them I would run as if ‘old scratch’ himself was after me. Sometimes my mother would tell me to be nice and I would feel cornered. I was pretty much of a loner till my next younger brother came along. We hated girls and dolls with a passion. But, time marched on and nature began to make herself felt. We decided that little girls were not too bad if they would just stay out of our hair. Then we started to school. There were so many little girls and so different from the neighborhood girls, we made comparisons. Yes, there were some real cute ones at school. But let me share a few thoughts about the little girls that made a lasting impression on my young mind. There was Lucia Mae. Her father owned the farm next to Durs. They would come out from town about once a week to

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