Comments on: Officer friendly http://erika.haub.net/officer-friendly/07/ Erika Carney Haub's musings on life and God from South Central, L.A. Mon, 21 May 2012 18:23:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: Xochitl http://erika.haub.net/officer-friendly/07/comment-page-1/#comment-220932 Xochitl Fri, 08 Aug 2008 00:31:52 +0000 http://erika.haub.net/officer-friendly/07/#comment-220932 Goodness, why is using the "right" pronouns such a big deal? We spend so much time creating such rigid gender binaries...all a social and historical construction anyway. I think a little more ambiguity in the world would do us all some good - help us in blurring our rigid "us" vs. "them" divisions! Gender being only one of those... Goodness, why is using the “right” pronouns such a big deal? We spend so much time creating such rigid gender binaries…all a social and historical construction anyway. I think a little more ambiguity in the world would do us all some good - help us in blurring our rigid “us” vs. “them” divisions! Gender being only one of those…

]]> By: erika http://erika.haub.net/officer-friendly/07/comment-page-1/#comment-214193 erika Sat, 02 Aug 2008 05:51:42 +0000 http://erika.haub.net/officer-friendly/07/#comment-214193 Well, we did it. He got it cut this afternoon. He is totally adorable, and it only took three jelly beans to get him to sit still through it. Well, we did it. He got it cut this afternoon. He is totally adorable, and it only took three jelly beans to get him to sit still through it.

]]> By: Ellen http://erika.haub.net/officer-friendly/07/comment-page-1/#comment-214186 Ellen Sat, 02 Aug 2008 05:42:04 +0000 http://erika.haub.net/officer-friendly/07/#comment-214186 Rich had to get a haircut after one of his family vacations too. Though he had to wait until they returned home because his grandma wouldn't have any of those curly red locks cut in her presence. Rich had to get a haircut after one of his family vacations too. Though he had to wait until they returned home because his grandma wouldn’t have any of those curly red locks cut in her presence.

]]> By: julia http://erika.haub.net/officer-friendly/07/comment-page-1/#comment-212210 julia Thu, 31 Jul 2008 21:28:24 +0000 http://erika.haub.net/officer-friendly/07/#comment-212210 poor aaron :) my little brother got called a "cute little girl" one Halloween when we all dressed up as clowns. poor aaron :) my little brother got called a “cute little girl” one Halloween when we all dressed up as clowns.

]]> By: erika http://erika.haub.net/officer-friendly/07/comment-page-1/#comment-212144 erika Thu, 31 Jul 2008 19:23:49 +0000 http://erika.haub.net/officer-friendly/07/#comment-212144 I made an appointment for tomorrow (not because of last night), though I think I will keep it a longer style still. We'll see :) I made an appointment for tomorrow (not because of last night), though I think I will keep it a longer style still. We’ll see :)

]]> By: Bill Kinnon http://erika.haub.net/officer-friendly/07/comment-page-1/#comment-212141 Bill Kinnon Thu, 31 Jul 2008 19:03:55 +0000 http://erika.haub.net/officer-friendly/07/#comment-212141 When our now 19 year old second son was little, he had long blonde hair. He kept being told what a cute little girl he was. His indignant three year old response, "I not yoodle girl, I boy!" (He had a problem with "l's".) He then demanded we cut his hair. Your post brought back fond memories...and yes, we cut his hair. When our now 19 year old second son was little, he had long blonde hair. He kept being told what a cute little girl he was. His indignant three year old response, “I not yoodle girl, I boy!” (He had a problem with “l’s”.) He then demanded we cut his hair.

Your post brought back fond memories…and yes, we cut his hair.

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