It was late but Todd couldn't sleep. To tell the truth he was confused and all kinds of thoughts pushed and prodded him as he turned over and over in his bed. That afternoon he had been caught jerking off by his mother and she had made him do it in front of her. After he had cleaned up as she had ordered him to he had slunk back to his room. His copy of "Sex Sluts" wasn't there anymore, his mother must have confiscated it. He had stayed in his room for two hours before hunger drove him downstairs.
His mother was peeling potatoes for supper and had his back to him. Todd hung back, unsure of what kind of reception he would get.
"You can have two cookies from the jar, no more," his mother said without turning round.
Todd mumbled a thank you, and fished out the two largest chocolate chip cookies.
Supper was quiet as usual. After the long grace that his mother read out of one of her pamphlets, they ate without speaking. After supper Todd went into the den and watched TV while his mother did the dishes.
After a while his mother came in and sat beside him on the couch and started watching the show that had just started. It was an old version of Seinfeld, and Todd realized to his horror that it was the one all about masturbation. Being 'Master of Your Domain.' He wanted to change the channel but he felt that would call attention to it so he sat there squirming, his face and neck flushed as they watched it. His mother watched it intently but didn't say a word. Thankfully, after a tense half an hour an old science fiction movie came on and his mother left the room to read a book.
As he lay in bed, Todd reflected on the fact that his mother had not mentioned a thing about that afternoon's incident. It was as if it had never happened. Usually when Todd screwed up his mother was quick to remind him and used it for a lot of cutting comments until, inevitably, something worse took its place.
Click! Todd froze in bed as the door opened and his mother poked her head in. Thank God he hadn't been jerking off, being caught twice in one day would have been too much.
His mother saw him looking back and her and came in the room. Todd could see that she was wearing her brown nightgown. She had had it for years and it was starting to fray around the cuffs and the hem.
His mother sat on the edge of the bed and studied his face.
Todd lay under the covers, unsure of what to say.
"What you did today was wrong."
Todd blushed. For a while there he had hoped that his mother wasn't going to bring it up again. He mumbled another apology.
"Do you do that often?"
Todd shook his head. He didn't want to tell his mother he normally pulled his wire at least three times a day, sometimes even more.
His mother suddenly pulled back the covers. Todd felt the cold air gust against him. He always slept naked.
"You haven't done it since this afternoon have you?"
"No." Todd shook his head vehemently. He was glad that he could tell the truth for once.
His mother looked over the bed sheets around his legs and thighs and then checked the top sheet. The sheets had been changed today so they were clean, thank God, no cum stains.
"Must you do that?" his mother said as she put the top sheets down but left him still exposed.
"Pardon?"
"What you were doing this afternoon, must you do it?"
"Ah, well..."
His mother sniffed. "You're like all the other men aren't you. No control."
Todd wasn't sure what to say.
His mother sighed. "I guess you can't fight nature. Men are animals after all."
Todd squirmed a little, "Well, I guess so..." He wasn't sure where his mother was going with this.
"You know that self abuse is a sin."
"I...yes...I heard something like that."
Suddenly his mother stood up. "Wait here. Don't move."
She left the room with a purposeful stride. Todd lay there feeling the cool air wafting on his balls. He was wondering whether he should pull the sheet over him when his mother came back in the room carrying a bath towel and a plastic shopping bag that Todd recognized as coming from the local drug store.
His mother sat down on the edge of the bed and unfolded the towel. "Put this under you," she said handing him the towel.
"Uh...what..." Todd was totally confused now, and a little nervous.
His mother frowned. "Don't forget you're in a lot of trouble young man. I don't want to have to tell you twice."
Todd lifted his hips up and arranged the towel beneath him. His mother straightened it up to her satisfaction. Then she reached into the bag an brought out some items onto the bed. There was a pair of latex gloves that she pulled off their cardboard holder. Todd stared in amazement as she pulled them over her hands and interlaced her fingers to get them fitted. Then she reached into the bag and pulled out a large bottle of baby oil.
"Very well. I want you to regard this as like brushing your teeth or taking medicine."
