Re: The difficulties of raising your kids to be properly homophobic

Siobhan wrote:
> On Thu, 24 Jul 2008 14:42:35 +0000 (UTC), piglet@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 (Blunt and
> Opaque) wrote:
> 
>> As far as I'm concerned, my mother will always have a pass to call me
>> by the name that's on my birth certificate.  Not only did she give it
>> to me, it's also one of her own names.
>>
>> (Heck, I'd be pleased if she stopped at the name that's on my birth
>> certificate, instead of running through all my siblings and a few of
>> the dogs to boot.)
> 
> Every woman in my family who has ever had children does that - and not
> just to her own kids either.
> 
> Siobhan
> who will always be Dee... Fio... Yvo... dammit, YOURSELF THEN!

My mother named all four of her kids Rick-Mike-San-Whoever-You-Are!

Serene
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