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Rosiland Wiseman talks with three book contributors about the issues teen boys face every day._  by [Olivia B. Waxman](https://time.com/author/olivia-b-waxman/)  ## Olivia B. Waxman Staff Writer Apr 14, 2015 3:05 PM UTC  by [Olivia B. Waxman](https://time.com/author/olivia-b-waxman/)  ## Olivia B. Waxman Staff Writer Apr 14, 2015 3:05 PM UTC Police in central Georgia are baffled by a case in which a man accidentally shot his mother-in-law Sunday night because the bullet ricocheted off of an armadillo, WALB News [reports](http://www.walb.com/story/28786983/man-shoots-at-armadillo-bullet-hits-mother-in-law). The Lee County Sheriff’s Office reports that Larry McElroy’s bullet killed the armadillo, then bounced off of a fence and hit his mother-in-law Carol Johnson in the back as she was sitting in a recliner in her mobile home, according to WALB News. She was not critically injured, and no charges were filed. ### The Dionne Quintuplets: Little Girls Lost in the Harsh Glare of Fame  A view of the "Dionne Quintuplets" posing in their confirmation dresses on day of their first Holy Communion, 1940. Hansel Mieth—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Caption from LIFE. Writing lesson in nursery schoolroom is the Quins' first exercise in the discipline of formal education. Above (left to right): Cecile, Annette, Emilie, Marie and Yvonne study a word on the blackboard, then duck their heads to print it out. Hansel Mieth—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Caption from LIFE. From left to right: Cecile, the dilettante, learns easily but loses interest quickly; Yvonne is the leader with initiative; Marie has caught up with her sisters in growth but is still the slowest of the five; Annette has developed the most marked musical talent; Emilie, left-handed, is the prankster. Hansel Mieth—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Tourists pulling up to visit the home of the Dionne Quintuplets, Canada, 1940. Hansel Mieth—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Souvenir store specializing in Dionne Quintuplets merchandise, 1940. Hansel Mieth—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Caption from LIFE. Public . . . files into Dafoe Hospital observation pavilion for quick glimpse of Quins. One-way screens and large signs saying 'Silence' make their presence a minimum distraction for the Quins. Hansel Mieth—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  The Dionne Quintuplets standing around their guardian, Dr. Allan Roy Dafoe, 1940. Hansel Mieth—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  (Clockwise from top left) Marie, Emilie, Yvonne, Cecile, Annette Dionne, 1940. Hansel Mieth—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Caption from LIFE. Quins' bare feet explode rumor that they have web toes. Actually one evidence of their identicality is a partial fusion of second and third toes, found only in one in a 1,000 people. Hansel Mieth—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Three of the Dionne Quintuplets playing in the yard of their home/compound, 1940. Hansel Mieth—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Caption from LIFE. Paper cutouts are Marie's favorite means of self-expression. She does them neatly and with great deliberation, here with the indulgent approval of Mme. Gaetane Vezina, governess of the Quins. Hansel Mieth—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Caption from LIFE. Modeling in plasticine and sketching with crayon give Emilie an outlet for her strong sense of color and form. She has here drawn the plan of a house and grounds in colored plasticine strips. Hansel Mieth—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Caption from LIFE. Marie's eyes are examined by Dr. William Hill of Toronto. Her left eye showed improvement, her weaker eye none. She will need glasses Hansel Mieth—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Caption from LIFE. Quins get up at 7:30 in the morning, dress together in the big bathroom. Hansel Mieth—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  The Dionne Quintuplets sing on CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corp.) radio, 1940. Hansel Mieth—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images ## Transcript [00:00] Hi how are you guys? Rosalind Wiseman is widely [00:03] known for her non- fiction book, Queen Bees and [00:05] Wannabes, which was the basis for the movie Mean [00:08] Girls. Now she's attempting to change the perception [00:11] of boys with her new book, Masterminds and Wing [00:14] men. To better understand them, Wiseman is working [00:16] with hundreds of teen students across the country. And [00:19] recently, she reunited with three of these boys who [00:22] were instrumental in helping her create this book. If, if [00:25] you believe this, dispel the notion that like, guys like [00:28] you can get their hearts broken and it bothers you. I [00:30] was dating this girl for a few months and then I [00:34] found out she cheated on me with two people and [00:37] then, I blame myself. If I had been better, if I hadn't [00:41] done this. What is so important to me, that I want [00:44] adults to realize is, is that boys have deep connections [00:47] with people. They want meaningful relationships, they [00:50] fall in love. And when betrayals happen, and they do, [00:54] or when breakups happen. They are in deep amounts [00:57] of pain. They often don't share that with other people, [01:00] but it doesn't mean that, that doesn't exist. I broke up [01:03] with my girlfriend in the middle of football season in, in [01:05] college jobs. And the worst part is, I couldn't really talk [01:08] to any of my athlete friends about it. So I, the only [01:11] friend I could talk to, is someone who wasn't an [01:13] athlete. Why? My, groups of friends like, we don't talk [01:16] about girls like [ CROSSTALK ]. You don't talk about [01:17] your relationships. I wouldn't talk about relationships. [01:19] Relationships with girls. It's like a five minute [01:20] discussion, who did you hook up with? You're done, [01:22] that's it. But if I actually wanna have a meaningful [01:24] discussion, how I feel, I have to put on, kinda put up a [01:27] little wall there. I have to kinda go to the friends that, it [01:30] won't matter if I talk to them about it. The friend who's [01:33] not an athlete, who's not like the top tier of people at [01:35] this school, like who could actually, you know, listen. [01:37] What I'm hearing in these interviews, are boys really [01:41] breaking so many of the stereotypes that we have [01:43] about boys. They're so much more complex. They [01:46] have rich emotional lives. And if we can sit down, and [01:50] really listen to them, they will tell us. I mean, look back [01:53] on your high school years. Are there things that you [01:55] did, or participated in, or you didn't speak out about, [01:59] that you regret? The seniors, when I was a freshman, [02:02] were some of the worst seniors that our school has [02:05] ever had. They told all the freshman that, that in order [02:07] to leave the locker room, they had to get like whipped. [02:10] With what? A belt or something. It's just something [02:12] stupid or like, I don't even know, like a rope or [02:14] something. And then, like I don't, if you speak up, [02:16] you're gonna get beat more. But maybe your beating [02:20] will entail less beating than everybody else. Roseline is [02:23] someone I looked up to. If I had an issue, I would come [02:25] to her and be like, oh. I don't know how to deal with [02:27] this situation, and then she would help me out. You [02:30] know, it was very, very weird talking to Roseline at [02:33] first, because I treated her like a parent. I kinda had to [02:35] filter what I had to say. But then I became comfortable, [02:37] like she was just like a sister, someone like that. So I [02:39] was really able to sort of tell her more things that I [02:42] wouldn't be able to tell any other adult person. Adults [02:44] don't think, that boys and girls can be friends. Like [02:47] strong, strong friendships. Yeah, when I, when I broke [02:50] up with my girlfriend, I went to dinner with one of my [02:53] really good girlfriends to talk about it. And the first [02:56] thing my mom says like, well you just broke up with [02:58] your girlfriend. Like two days ago. I was like are you [02:58] serious? Like really. You can have a completely [03:02] platonic relationship with a very attractive girl. It's like [03:06] in, in, there'd be nothing there. So, it's one of those [03:08] experiences of examples of boys being pushed into a [03:12] stereotype of like all they care about is sex? I think for [03:14] other boys, this is gonna be really interesting because [03:16] they get to see a new side of things, that they may [03:19] have not knew existed. Or they could finally relate to [03:22] something that they didn't know like, wow I was, I'm [03:25] not the only one feeling this. And but to realize that all [03:27] these different kids came together. Because they [03:30] believe that this is an important thing to do. 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