She smiles warmly at her son and sits down beside him on the bed. "It's because men are stronger, bigger, faster and smarter than women," she begins to explain. "And because we're in charge, we get to make all the rules."
"Now that you're a man," she continues, running her fingers through your soft hair, "it's important for you to know how things work around here. You can do whatever you want with women and girls; they belong to us, honey. We own them."