tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7607828889416086008.post1141111129598875195..comments2023-08-11T01:53:25.410-07:00Comments on Arizona Writer: Our life: A very shot play in one and a half actsAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13738377880145008895noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7607828889416086008.post-83226535058930180992009-02-05T09:52:00.000-07:002009-02-05T09:52:00.000-07:00@Daniel: That was me trying to be self-deprecating...@Daniel: That was me trying to be self-deprecating and make a funny. It's a habit. But yeah, I have a hard time keeping up on everyone's blogs too; I totally get it. I'm really pleased you stop by mine from time to time. :-) <BR/><BR/>I think, in the end, something like your position (and mine, and my husband's) is the predominant one -- we fall in varying places on the circ/don't circ spectrum, but sort of a position that it's not mutilation (in the same sense as FGM) but it's not really necessary either. <BR/><BR/>(I'd find the link to the conversation I mention in the original post, but if you're short on blog-reading time you <I>definitely</I> wouldn't have time to wade through that whole mess.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738377880145008895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7607828889416086008.post-36659633683502946472009-02-05T09:40:00.000-07:002009-02-05T09:40:00.000-07:00You joked on Flickr about the people who follow yo...You joked on Flickr about the people who follow your blog "(all four of you)." I don't follow anyone's blog, just fyi. I find blog posts when I Google things or when people post a link as you did on Flickr. I just don't see myself having the time to actually read anyone's blog on a regular basis.<BR/><BR/>I don't think male circumcision can be compared to female genital mutilation, but I don't think it's necessary, either. I won't go into all the reasons here, but there are some very good reasons to leave the foreskin on the penis. I admire parents who choose not to circumsize (especially if they're Jewish), but I don't think parents who opt for circumcision are mutilators. I just think it's something everyone should learn more about. God gave men a prepuce for a reason. Let go and let God! ;-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7607828889416086008.post-11869065520686736502009-01-30T09:56:00.000-07:002009-01-30T09:56:00.000-07:00Mary: I love our car conversations too. That seems...Mary: I love our car conversations too. That seems to be when all the interesting stuff comes out.<BR/><BR/>And yeah, not very many people knew what to make of circumcision, and then there were a few people who felt <I>really</I> strongly about it -- hence the online discussion getting a little out of hand.<BR/><BR/>I was a tad freaked out and on my own decision-wise for that one at the time, so I just kind of yeah-whatevered it, and the doctor whisked him off, and he was back and snipped. I might think more about it if I had a second son. <BR/><BR/>And if David finds that comment about himself some day when he's older, he shall surely die a slow death of embarrassment. Pity the children of writers.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738377880145008895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7607828889416086008.post-59276352894641909012009-01-30T09:52:00.000-07:002009-01-30T09:52:00.000-07:00I don't know, Kevin, I gotta side with Heather on ...I don't know, Kevin, I gotta side with Heather on that one. At least, the gene seems to be more strongly expressed in all the males I know. <BR/><BR/>Certain phrases give the attention a kick start. If I just make sure to sprinkle everything I say with "football," "time to eat," cartoon references and body-part references, I should have everyone's attention.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738377880145008895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7607828889416086008.post-18593704753838310012009-01-30T08:11:00.000-07:002009-01-30T08:11:00.000-07:00hahah! Kim, I love your family. I love your car co...hahah! Kim, I love your family. I love your car conversations. And as someone who often says, "I should never be a mother," I still find myself wondering if I did have a son whether I would want to have him circumcised. I think it's cruel and terrible to do to women and girls, and yet it's such a norm to circumcise boys that I don't know what to think of it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7607828889416086008.post-38540719694329413332009-01-29T22:22:00.000-07:002009-01-29T22:22:00.000-07:00Male gene? Oh, please, sis.Male gene? Oh, please, sis.Kevin J. Hoseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16237600081433004831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7607828889416086008.post-61895139423499598152009-01-29T16:03:00.000-07:002009-01-29T16:03:00.000-07:00It sounds like your son is as smart as your father...It sounds like your son is as smart as your father was at that age. Forget about spelling things anymore. <BR/><BR/>I think it's a male gene I call selectivus hearingus that they never hear you when you're saying something important to them, they only hear you when you whisper or say something you don't want them to hear!heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13318448312222650941noreply@blogger.com