Oops

Last night I put up a post about a conversation with my oldest son. This morning it smacked me in the face that it was inconsistent to say I wanted to protect his privacy at school even as I posted his story on the web. When I wrote the post, I was trying to think through my own role in an awkward exchange and what I needed to do next. Thanks to everybody who responded helpfully overnight.

I think a nutshell question is probably reasonable, though: is there anything useful I can do about really nasty locker-room misogyny, without opening up my son to any flak along the lines of "Dude, I can't believe you talked to your mom about that"? I'm not talking about sensitivity training for junior-high boys. I just want an adult nearby to say, "Hey, watch that language," but I don't have a great feeling about the (female) PE teacher. Is locker-room nastiness inevitable?