My dad told me to shut my eyes, carried me into the stall, held me up while I did my thing. told me to shut my eyes, went to the sink and held me while I washed my hands, then we left. And he was very specific about not telling my mother :)
But that's just my point! You she obeys! She obeys you! There's obeying going on right under my nose!
Wash ,'War Stories'
Spike's Bitches 29: That sure as hell wasn't in the brochure.
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risque (and frisque), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
Vortex - Apr 11, 2006 11:56:10 am PDT #8745 of 10001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
Spidra Webster - Apr 11, 2006 11:56:48 am PDT #8746 of 10001
I wish I could just go somewhere to get flensed but none of the whaling ships near me take Medicare.
Gud, I can't even remember what age my parents decided on for that. I suppose a lot of parents play it by ear and just decide based on the kids' reactions. Like if a kid suddenly says something a little ooky one day...
Yeah, I remember being reasonably comfortable about body stuff when I was really little. One time in particular when I was joking around with my brothers and when I had to go to the bathroom, they just came inside with me and we continued our conversation. But at some point the good ol' Catholic body shame was inculcated. When I went to Denmark as an exchange student of 16, it was my first experience with a co-ed dressing room. I think it took me 40 min. to get up the guts to finally change into my bathing suit. Even though it was clear the Danes didn't give a flying fig.
I sure wish I hadn't gotten the Catholic dosage, though. It takes years to surgically remove those implants.
And, yep, family bathrooms sound like a great idea.
Aims - Apr 11, 2006 11:56:58 am PDT #8747 of 10001
Shit's all sorts of different now.
It's the stranger penis that worries me.
I wish it had worried me in college.
Cashmere - Apr 11, 2006 12:00:21 pm PDT #8748 of 10001
Now tagless for your comfort.
I wish it had worried me in college.
I suppose I should have said, "Worries me now."
vw bug - Apr 11, 2006 12:04:22 pm PDT #8749 of 10001
Mostly lurking...
Oh, {{{Laura and Betsy}}}. Boy, parenting sounds tough.
erikaj - Apr 11, 2006 12:09:14 pm PDT #8750 of 10001
Always Anti-fascist!
Yeah, wrod. Oh, and Cindy? Totally related to your lj posting about the critic, although sadly House and UPN having basketball have sort of frelled me in re Veronica lately. But I have a similar bond with ex-salon critic Joyce Millman. Joyce Millman loved Buffy and Homicide before me, and wrote about it such that I feel like I owe her one. Maybe I've never forgiven Heather H. for not being Joyce M.(Even though I wish she were half as funny and cool as she thinks she is...that'd be the Bomb.) But it felt a little silly when some House fans were crabbing about what she'd said in NYT and I wanted to defend her not just the review.
Steph L. - Apr 11, 2006 12:10:36 pm PDT #8751 of 10001
I look more rad than Lutheranism
It's the stranger penis that worries me.
Oh, honey, they're *all* strange.
tommyrot - Apr 11, 2006 12:11:33 pm PDT #8752 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
A stranger is just a friend you haven't met yet.
Pete, Husband of Jilli - Apr 11, 2006 12:14:52 pm PDT #8753 of 10001
"I've got a gun! I've got a mother-flippin' gun!" - Moss, The IT Crowd
Wow, not touching this conversation, literally or figuratively.
::runs::
Aims - Apr 11, 2006 12:15:36 pm PDT #8754 of 10001
Shit's all sorts of different now.
CHICKEN!