tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29674249.post7904321028238550241..comments2023-09-26T04:56:13.105-07:00Comments on Guilty With An Explanation: When My Name Was Mommyheartinsanfranciscohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07535397382991383931noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29674249.post-509476185339274592012-07-12T17:07:04.232-07:002012-07-12T17:07:04.232-07:00David,
Like you, I have funny, lovable children. ...David,<br /><br />Like you, I have funny, lovable children. And yes, it's never too early to correct their pronunciation. About that book, from your lips to God's ear.<br /><br />Maria,<br /><br />The haircut-obsessed father and I divorced when our children were 5 and 4. The father of my third child, C, was not obsessed with haircuts.heartinsanfranciscohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07535397382991383931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29674249.post-14676406070291945612012-05-25T05:32:55.689-07:002012-05-25T05:32:55.689-07:00Whatever happened to your son's father? And wh...Whatever happened to your son's father? And why did he make such a fuss?Mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05049511202014141182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29674249.post-92158212117469934092012-05-25T05:31:19.650-07:002012-05-25T05:31:19.650-07:00SO funny! I love it that you stealthily cut his ha...SO funny! I love it that you stealthily cut his hair as he slept. And whatever happened to the children's father? Why did he make such a fuss over something that was obviously not worth fussing over?Mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05049511202014141182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29674249.post-56951002343161419522012-05-24T06:47:07.718-07:002012-05-24T06:47:07.718-07:00Oh my goodness, I love you, Susan. This stuff is p...Oh my goodness, I love you, Susan. This stuff is pure gold.Your memory, your stories, your twists, your rhythms. Everything.<br /><br />I almost spit the banana out of my mouth when I read, "When she didn’t die, I pushed my shopping cart away and said, “Honey, it’s vagina with a va, not a ba.” " Brilliant.<br /><br />Please, may I have a hardcover book of this, all of this, all your memories and stories?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29674249.post-45661491767153611832012-05-22T21:56:48.236-07:002012-05-22T21:56:48.236-07:00Agent,
I think the true loss of innocence is when...Agent,<br /><br />I think the true loss of innocence is when children are socialized to be insincere and circumspect.<br /><br />Cro Magnon,<br /><br />That is quite a story, and will come in handy for many years when the need arises to embarrass your son.<br /><br />Paula,<br /><br />Oh, dear. Another mortifying experience for parents. When I was little, my family had a black maid who was very kind to me. The difficulty arose whenever it was time for her to go home because I always wanted to go with her. <br /><br />Jackie,<br /><br />...Since his ears no longer worked. The logic of children is often wonderful.<br /><br />Nick,<br /><br />I loved his long hair. It was his father who considered it important that there be no mistaking his maleness. (My son never looked in the least androgynous, nor did my daughters.)<br /><br />Claudia,<br /><br />I was impressed with his ability to recognize that his slightly older sister and that shriveled old woman had something in common. Baginas!heartinsanfranciscohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07535397382991383931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29674249.post-68546812858167556642012-05-22T08:49:48.039-07:002012-05-22T08:49:48.039-07:00ahahahahahahahahhahahaha!!
I absolutely love this...ahahahahahahahahhahahaha!!<br /><br />I absolutely love this: “You have a bagina, don’t you? “ he crowed.<br /><br />What delights me is your capacity to let the kids be kids, not take it personally or assume it means anything about you. <br /><br />You're fabulous! :)Claudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15786781693444514512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29674249.post-89347054930373794792012-05-21T12:44:50.006-07:002012-05-21T12:44:50.006-07:00It's sad when boys like their long hair but ar...It's sad when boys like their long hair but are forced to cut it off because other people don't think it's "appropriate". Glad to see he got over the experience and eventually decided haircuts were a good thing.nickhttp://nickhereandnow.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29674249.post-82995848096101786762012-05-20T19:51:05.015-07:002012-05-20T19:51:05.015-07:00Whatever it is, he doesn't want to...that'...Whatever it is, he doesn't want to...that's hilarious.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03354299078292553141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29674249.post-58191787655811711162012-05-19T23:16:38.996-07:002012-05-19T23:16:38.996-07:00Such funny stories Susan, even if somewhat embarra...Such funny stories Susan, even if somewhat embarrassing at the time!<br /><br />My poor mother had an experience almost exactly like Cro Magnon. When I was that age, we also lived in the country, with no black people living nearby, and no TV. My mother and her friend had taken me with them on a shopping excursion to the largest city in our vicinity, the county seat. We had left the restroom of a large department store, when they realized I wasn't still with them. You guessed it, they backtracked to find me with my head stuck in the bathroom door staring at the black woman working as the attendant. Fortunately, she was amused rather than insulted.Paulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06625526746032032681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29674249.post-83018731518715884582012-05-19T21:58:44.957-07:002012-05-19T21:58:44.957-07:00We were standing on the railway station platform a...We were standing on the railway station platform at Toulouse, when my 3 year old son shouted 'Look Daddy, a black man!'. The man in question put his arms in the air, and replied 'Me black man'. I had to explain that we lived out in the countryside, and didn't have TV etc, and that he'd never seen anybody with dark coloured skin. The man was American, and saw the funny side (THANK GOODNESS).<br /><br />Kids eh!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29674249.post-50092827124721962002012-05-19T20:24:55.494-07:002012-05-19T20:24:55.494-07:00I love (and sometimes fear) about children that th...I love (and sometimes fear) about children that they just call 'em as they see 'em.Secret Agent Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07564690116156754219noreply@blogger.com