Beverly and David Shakin

“I remember going to the movies with him, my dear, and he put his arm around me...”

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Beverly Shakin tells her son, David, about her first romantic encounter.

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Recorded in New York, NY.

Beverly and David Shakin

Interview transcript

DS: Do you remember when you became sexually aware?

BS: I remember when I was age 13 or 14 and I had a boyfriend, his name was Solly, and I don’t know the rest of his name but he was tall and he was round and pink, he had a pink face and I remember going to the movies with him, my dear, and he put his arm around me and I became sexually aware at that moment. I cannot I can remember it like it just happened. My body just lit up all over. I felt totally excited and it was just the moment was forever. You know, I said, oh my god, This is what life is.

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