Introduction
The study of History has shown us that whenever a culture begins to loosen traditional sexual customs, certain people within that culture will begin to experiment with the most perverse and intense erotic activities.
The purpose of this book is to show how one of these activities-the seduction of young working boys by mature women-has affected the participants.
But the case histories presented in this volume go far beyond the traditional genre. Here are the actual words of the women involved-actual and often frightening descriptions of the erotic perversities these women accomplished.
It is important to note that almost in every case, the woman was the seducer and it was she who used the body of the young boy as a musician would use an instrument. Furthermore, once the effort at child seduction was successful, the women seemed to explode their own sexuality, to attempt perversions and fantasies that must have lain in their unconscious since childhood.
Many sociologists have claimed that the sudden explosion of such relationships, visible in every social and economic class, are a direct result of the present accent on the "youth culture" and the desire of the mature women to somehow play a role in that culture through the bodies of their young lovers.
I find this to be an extremely simplistic theory and one that is not corroborated by the actual women who indulge. It goes far deeper than that. It goes to the very core of modern sexuality and the desire of these women to go beyond the "normal" activities of sex because those activities have not been able to provide gratification. Gratification, indeed, is the key word. When adult husbands, lovers and friends no longer excite or deepen-where can a woman go?
There is only one place and that is to the area of exotic love-making, with either children or members of their own sex. But lesbianism requires a deep change in the erotic psyche, while the seduction of young boys only requires a suspension of one's ethical norms.
Another key point in this syndrome is the fact of "polymorphous perversion." This is the normal activity of childhood, before the libido centers in the genital area. For many of these women, the possibility of returning to that state is almost unbearably sweet and they grasp any such opportunity.
In the case histories presented, I have not edited any of the incidents or language. Authenticity is necessary in order to understand their behavior. The only changes I have made is to alter the locales and substitute pseudonyms for the persons involved, lest they become the butt of community pressure and hatred. In spite of the vaunted "sexual revolution" most community leaders and, indeed, the man in the street, still will not accept such behavior as normal or desireable.
Similarly, I have changed the names of the young boys involved even though they were often willing partners. Most of the young men spoken about exist in that strange sub-culture of half-school and half-work. Perhaps it is because of their quasi-independence that they are open to the overtures of the women.
I firmly believe that only through the presentation of explicit and detailed memoirs by the people involved, will this syndrome yield its secrets. In addition, the solutions obtained from such studies can substantially stretch the frontiers of American psychology.
At the end of each case I have presented a brief, documented analysis of the case. I hope they will be helpful to the reader.
Elliot Parker, Ph.D.