This was the age--and size-- when us boys could rough-house and throw each other around without worrying about breaking this or pulling that or throwing this out of joint. Once you start truly growing up, things get heavier, bigger, longer (clean thoughts, now!), more difficult, more dangerous. A lot of those crazy stunts you did in fourth or fifth grade start getting harder to pull off in Junior High. You have more body to think about now, and everything needs more effort and moves slower, too. And your head keeps getting higher and higher off the ground.
This was the age--and size-- when us boys could rough-house and throw each other around without worr
