Making Boys Gay.

April 23rd, 2008

Stories For My Son: Scene Two.

(Side note: I realized today that I have a lisp. I am not sure if it’s due to my excessive hearing loss or all the orthodontic work I had done as a kid. But it’s there, clear as day.)

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18 Comments on “Making Boys Gay.”

  1. Beth said at 2:37 pm on April 23rd, 2008:

    that was fantastic.
    What would your superhero name be?

  2. smallstatic said at 2:37 pm on April 23rd, 2008:

    First of all, I need to tell you that your hair looks fantastic in this video. Next, your son is going to love these.

  3. Maureen said at 2:37 pm on April 23rd, 2008:

    That’s great! I’m pretty sure I know the Vince of whom you speak (maybe). Did you ever go to the Bakery? I worked there. Emory will love these videos!

  4. josh said at 2:37 pm on April 23rd, 2008:

    I can’t decide which I like better, the “Tuesdays With Murray”, or “Stories For My Son”

    Awesome!

  5. mihow said at 2:37 pm on April 23rd, 2008:

    Maureen: up until this very moment, I completely forgot about the Bakery. Where was it again? Yes, I have been there. Many times. Or are you talking about the Diner’s bakery? Do I know you, Maureen?

    Also, yes, Vince also worked at the diner along with my brother, Rob and me. He grew up to be as awesome and fun as ever.

  6. nico said at 2:37 pm on April 23rd, 2008:

    you don’t have a lisp! that is the silliest thing I’ve ever heard…

  7. Gillian said at 2:37 pm on April 23rd, 2008:

    Go back and listen to your other video – no lisp. I think maybe the camera mike was pointed weird.

    Ditto the hair comment.

    Although . . . seems to me if Emory grows up to hold boys down and kiss them, seeing as he is a boy, he may turn them straight. Stands to reason. You know. Just sayin’.

  8. Maureen said at 2:37 pm on April 23rd, 2008:

    I don’t think we’ve ever met, but I’ll e-mail you. I’m from State College, and if we worked on College Ave., we’re bound to at least know people in common!

  9. mihow said at 2:37 pm on April 23rd, 2008:

    Didn’t think about them becoming straight. I figured the fact that Emory is a boy and if he is indeed holding boys down and kissing them then my moral becomes even more sound. I figured this was foolproof — this awesome moral.

    I speak my S’s funny, folks. That’s all there is to it.

  10. Julie said at 2:37 pm on April 23rd, 2008:

    I love these.

    Also love the shirt.

    :-)

  11. Maia said at 2:37 pm on April 23rd, 2008:

    I LOVE THESE MIHOW! Seriously, you are changing my view about Flickr video.

    Sure I’d still love them if they were via YouTube, but that’s OK! :)

  12. misha said at 2:37 pm on April 23rd, 2008:

    you are too funny! thanks for sharing.

  13. Sandy said at 2:37 pm on April 23rd, 2008:

    The lisp may actually come and go. I notice that I have one every once in a while, I grow self-conscious, modify my speech, it goes away, and comes back later. I think it might come from my teeth shifting slightly?

  14. hthrs said at 2:37 pm on April 23rd, 2008:

    what lisp? i dont hear any lisp. when im nervous, my mouth waters. making it very difficult to speak. probably best.
    and i love this idea (the video chronicles)
    vince got off lucky. at least you only held him down.
    my little cousin would punch boys if they wouldnt kiss her.
    new york city represent!

  15. erin said at 2:37 pm on April 23rd, 2008:

    I really like these videos. It gives a whole new voice to the written part of your blog. You’re very funny.

  16. Jonathan said at 2:37 pm on April 23rd, 2008:

    you don’t really have a lisp. i was teasing.

    that boy was probably gay because god wanted him to be.

  17. wendyr said at 2:37 pm on April 23rd, 2008:

    I love a good lisp. My first love had a lisp. My husband (who is good friends with the ex now) always teases me about my lisp-love. I sometimes get one too – just slight soft s. I think I just have confused accent syndrome (born in Wyoming, moved to Washington at 9, lived in the UK for four years and now living in Ireland – my mouth doesn’t know how to form words!).

    I love the story as well – reminded me of my first boyfriend (at 5). My parents tease me that I turned him gay. Apparently, his parents also blame me. And unfortunately, they are the type of people who ACTUALLY believe a person is turned ‘gay’.

  18. Charm said at 2:37 pm on April 23rd, 2008:

    I’m loving these stories! I think its partly due to my obsession over How I met your mother! and the idea that I might one day do something like this for my child…

    Oh, and you do whistle your s’s a little… i’ve noticed I do this sometimes now that I had a tooth extracted recently. Its endearing!

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