tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7629413949146506359.post552263965611963561..comments2023-11-03T14:36:20.471+02:00Comments on Around The Island: I thought I had a few more yearsRobinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02409530202277375625noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7629413949146506359.post-81102544759932927072007-05-02T20:52:00.000+03:002007-05-02T20:52:00.000+03:00Robin, very well said.I like your answer. Not an e...Robin, very well said.I like your answer. Not an easy question (and one I haven't been asked YET) hoping I can do as well of a job as you.<BR/>If we have freedom of religion, then why shouldn't consenting adults have freedom to marry whomever they want.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7629413949146506359.post-18838200897806818332007-05-02T05:49:00.000+03:002007-05-02T05:49:00.000+03:00I think you answered him amazingly well!I think you answered him amazingly well!Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09504992439212714138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7629413949146506359.post-70840778521112977762007-05-01T22:37:00.000+03:002007-05-01T22:37:00.000+03:00Oh, I dread stuff like this. I, too, am always ca...Oh, I dread stuff like this. I, too, am always caught off guard. I've probably bungled so many questions...you, on the other hand, did a fantastic job.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02086167716210736774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7629413949146506359.post-76498421315487183452007-05-01T20:24:00.000+03:002007-05-01T20:24:00.000+03:00You did well. I am also in Mass and when S says "I...You did well. I am also in Mass and when S says "I want to marry R (her best girlfriend)" I say "okay!"<BR/><BR/><BR/>We are slowly getting the baby questions, but I am just straightforward about that!Space Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14058186177156983199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7629413949146506359.post-79267174302326105042007-05-01T02:07:00.000+03:002007-05-01T02:07:00.000+03:00robin, you did good! i appreciate both your thoug...robin, you did good! i appreciate both your thoughts and the way you expressed them to your son. well done!<BR/><BR/>btw if you find that parenting manual, make a copy and send it to me! :o)alisonwonderlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08652716231337658058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7629413949146506359.post-73675355806096641292007-05-01T00:29:00.000+03:002007-05-01T00:29:00.000+03:00Now see that one has me quaking in my boots Jen (o...Now see that one has me quaking in my boots Jen (or it would if I wore anything besides crocs these days). In theory I'm all for giving kids the truth, but I really don't know that they're ready for that particular anatomical truth at age 6. (Thankfully Itai hasn't asked yet.) When I get questions like those I'm a big fan of the "what do you think?" approach. It helps me to formulate an answer that's on the level they're actually looking for, not the one I'm guessing they are.Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02409530202277375625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7629413949146506359.post-43600870114870616522007-05-01T00:20:00.000+03:002007-05-01T00:20:00.000+03:00I like you. I like your answer. My 6 year old hasn...I like you. I like your answer. My 6 year old hasn't dropped that question on me yet (and I truly mean yet, 'cause it's coming!), but I hope my answer is as coherent as yours. He keeps dancing around the "how are babies made" question and I'm not going to be able to tango around it much longer before he gets the real answer. He's too bright to give him a story.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06600711458051601834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7629413949146506359.post-52493299184128219642007-04-30T20:27:00.000+03:002007-04-30T20:27:00.000+03:00I've had a similar conversation with my 6 year old...I've had a similar conversation with my 6 year old! She asked me if girls could marry girls and I told her, "well, yes they can, in Massachusetts" (where we live). I don't think she really understands what that means but I suppose it'll be discussed more b/c there are groups that are trying to outlaw gay marriage in our state (I support marriage between any two consenting adults).Fairly Odd Motherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11974404093257620566noreply@blogger.com