I discovered that Giorgio and I had many experiences in common, including being caught masturbating by our mother. When it happened to me, my mother stood silently watching for a few moments and then walked away without saying anything, while Giorgio's mother behaved markedly differently. After observing him for a few seconds, she approached him, who was very agitated and trying to cover himself, telling him to calm down and that he shouldn't be ashamed because he wasn't doing anything wrong. She sat on the bed next to him and explained that everyone masturbated, even if no one liked to talk about it openly, adding that he shouldn't be ashamed of doing it in front of her, his mother. Then she smiled at him and left him alone to finish what he had to interrupt because of her.