As an adolescent in Nairobi she wondered why the enjoyment she felt in the company of boys was sinful.

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The auto-parts company began in 1921 with Naval buddies and original Pep Boys Emanuel "Manny" Rosenfeld, Maurice "Moe" Strauss, Moe Radavitz and Graham "Jack" Jackson.

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The company did not say whether it would change the packaging to include boys in its marketing.

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For instance, all of the mothers allowed their children to sleep in Jackson's bedroom from the start, some of them suffered instances in which they felt their boys preferred Jackson's company to their own, and all of them benefited from Jackson's financial help.

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