Jamie was lying on her bed, lost in the throes of a steamy romance novel, when her bedroom door swung open with a bang. She looked up to see her younger brother, Max, burst into the room, his face flushed with excitement.
"Jamie, Jamie!" he exclaimed, waving a frog in her face. "Look what I caught in the backyard!"
Jamie raised an eyebrow and smirked. "Nice catch, Max. But what's so special about this frog?"
Max's eyes sparkled with curiosity. "I saw it doing it with another frog! It was so cool!"
Jamie couldn't help but laugh. "Doing it, huh? Well, Max, that's what humans call 'having sex'. It's how we make babies."
Max looked confused. "But how does it work?"
Jamie chuckled and patted the bed next to her. "Come here, and I'll explain."
Max climbed onto the bed, his eyes wide with anticipation.
Jamie took a deep breath. "Okay, so humans have something called 'private parts'. Boys have something called a penis, and girls have something called a vagina."
Max's eyes widened even further. "What's a penis?"
Jamie tried not to laugh. "It's a part of a boy's body that they use to put a baby in a girl's belly."
Max still looked confused, so Jamie pulled out her health book and flipped to a diagram. "See this?" she said, pointing to the illustration. "This is what a penis looks like."
Max's eyes bugged out as he saw the diagram. "Wow!"
Jamie smiled. "And this," she said, pointing to the corresponding area on the diagram, "is what a vagina looks like."
Max looked thoughtful. "So, the boy puts his penis in the girl's vagina?"
Jamie nodded. "That's right. And when they do that, it can make a baby."
Max's face lit up with understanding. "Cool!"
Jamie laughed. "But there's something else you should know. Boys can also 'play' with their penis. It's called masturbation."
Max looked even more confused. "What's that?"
Jamie took a deep breath. "Well, it's when a boy touches his penis to make himself feel good."
Max's face turned bright red. "Oh."
Jamie decided to show him. She took Max's hand and guided it to his pants. "See this?" she said, indicating the bulge in his pants. "That's your penis. You can touch it like this," she said, moving his hand up and down.
Max giggled and squirmed. "That feels weird."
Jamie chuckled. "It's okay, Max. Everyone does it. Even me."
Max looked shocked. "You do it too?"
Jamie nodded. "Yes, I do. It's a normal part of growing up."
Jamie then told Max to practice on his own, and to come to her if he had any questions. Max left the room, still holding the frog, but with a newfound knowledge under his belt.
Jamie smiled to herself. She had always been open and honest with Max, and she was glad she could help him understand the birds and the bees. She knew there would be more questions to come, but she was ready for them. After all, she was a strong, controlling, and direct woman, and she wasn't afraid to talk about anything.
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