Comments on: Penis Boy http://doodaddy.net/2009/01/22/penis-boy/ A San Francisco stay-at-home dad getting the hang of things. Sun, 02 Oct 2011 20:11:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: doodaddy http://doodaddy.net/2009/01/22/penis-boy/comment-page-1/#comment-11816 doodaddy Thu, 28 Jan 2010 03:36:09 +0000 http://doodaddy.net/2009/01/22/penis-boy/#comment-11816 Oh, I agree completely, except that I'm always misplacing my words of wisdom... so that day, at least, I just watched the girls take care of the issue themselves... by ignoring it! Oh, I agree completely, except that I’m always misplacing my words of wisdom… so that day, at least, I just watched the girls take care of the issue themselves… by ignoring it!

]]> By: Wm. http://doodaddy.net/2009/01/22/penis-boy/comment-page-1/#comment-11786 Wm. Fri, 15 Jan 2010 15:58:12 +0000 http://doodaddy.net/2009/01/22/penis-boy/#comment-11786 Hah,...when I worked with kids, they had a knack for making weapons out of Legos, regardless of any statements about not playing guns or shooting games. As for the other stuff, the boys especially can get discreetly aggressive, but a few well-placed words of wisdom can usually handle things nicely. Hah,…when I worked with kids, they had a knack for making weapons out of Legos, regardless of any statements about not playing guns or shooting games. As for the other stuff, the boys especially can get discreetly aggressive, but a few well-placed words of wisdom can usually handle things nicely.

]]> By: doodaddy http://doodaddy.net/2009/01/22/penis-boy/comment-page-1/#comment-8920 doodaddy Fri, 23 Jan 2009 21:22:12 +0000 http://doodaddy.net/2009/01/22/penis-boy/#comment-8920 <a href='#comment-8916' rel="nofollow">@The Other Dawn</a> - My brother and I could spend hours just shooting each other. Must have been all that He-Man we were watching... @The Other Dawn – My brother and I could spend hours just shooting each other. Must have been all that He-Man we were watching…

]]> By: The Other Dawn http://doodaddy.net/2009/01/22/penis-boy/comment-page-1/#comment-8916 The Other Dawn Fri, 23 Jan 2009 16:14:06 +0000 http://doodaddy.net/2009/01/22/penis-boy/#comment-8916 You know, we haven't crossed the gun line with Noise yet, but recently that familiar shooting noise has been filling the house nevertheless. He's four. It must be a four thing, because he never was "that boy" before. We only have one rule with guns, even pretending in our mind guns: We don't pretend shoot mommy. Or people who ask not to be pretend shot. In some ways, it's even harder that he doesn't have any guns, because there's nothing to take away when he's pretend shooting me with his fingers. Amputation seems... extreme. You know, we haven’t crossed the gun line with Noise yet, but recently that familiar shooting noise has been filling the house nevertheless. He’s four. It must be a four thing, because he never was “that boy” before.

We only have one rule with guns, even pretending in our mind guns: We don’t pretend shoot mommy. Or people who ask not to be pretend shot.

In some ways, it’s even harder that he doesn’t have any guns, because there’s nothing to take away when he’s pretend shooting me with his fingers. Amputation seems… extreme.

]]> By: doodaddy http://doodaddy.net/2009/01/22/penis-boy/comment-page-1/#comment-8909 doodaddy Thu, 22 Jan 2009 23:42:20 +0000 http://doodaddy.net/2009/01/22/penis-boy/#comment-8909 <a href='#comment-8902' rel="nofollow">@Nan</a> - If it helps, my brother and I had all sorts of quite realistic guns when we were little (my favorite we'd bought at Disneyland!), and we both grew up peaceful. @Nan – If it helps, my brother and I had all sorts of quite realistic guns when we were little (my favorite we’d bought at Disneyland!), and we both grew up peaceful.

]]> By: Nan http://doodaddy.net/2009/01/22/penis-boy/comment-page-1/#comment-8902 Nan Thu, 22 Jan 2009 21:15:21 +0000 http://doodaddy.net/2009/01/22/penis-boy/#comment-8902 I used to have a "No Guns" rule when the boys were little, but it did no good at all. Well, maybe it did in a way: they got pretty proficient at carving guns and swords out of wood with knives. Now they're good with knives AND various projectile weapons. Sigh. I used to have a “No Guns” rule when the boys were little, but it did no good at all. Well, maybe it did in a way: they got pretty proficient at carving guns and swords out of wood with knives. Now they’re good with knives AND various projectile weapons. Sigh.

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