tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-952069064670643819.post2679811047334216126..comments2023-06-10T06:19:28.892-05:00Comments on Why me, Saint Lidwina?: Today in Raising HomosSkate Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14099319126365762647noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-952069064670643819.post-71847861337528666602011-04-14T20:47:43.671-05:002011-04-14T20:47:43.671-05:00When I was Stitch's age (maybe a bit younger, ...When I was Stitch's age (maybe a bit younger, it was I long time ago) I used to try walking around the kitchen in my Mom's umpteen pairs of high-heels. They were different from any other shoes in the house, and they made a great tap sound on the kitchen floor. My shoes didn't do that, and my Father's shoes wouldn't stay on my feet (looking back, I guess the heels stayed on because they came to a point).<br /><br />As I got older, I asked my Mom to teach me how to sew (by hand. Never did learn how to use a machine). I used to sew for hours.<br /><br />Then I started acting, followed by working in theatre. <br /><br />Sometime in my teens I tried on nail polish (clear), just to see what the big deal was. <br /><br />I learned to skate in figure skates, from my Dad, in figure skates. He bought us all figure skates, and he's still a better skater than I am (though Stitch skates circles around him, too).<br /><br />And despite all that in my past, as well as continuing to work in a field well known to have quite a few gay people working in it (and I've been hit on by more men than women in my lifetime), I'm straight. Very straight (as Skate Mom can attest). None of those previous (or continuing) experiences made me gay, because I'm not gay. If I was gay, I would have been gay regardless of having those experiences or not."Dad"noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-952069064670643819.post-37290959977272021392011-04-14T19:23:49.668-05:002011-04-14T19:23:49.668-05:00Never mind. Now I can post anonymously again. Mu...Never mind. Now I can post anonymously again. Must have been a glich. I feel silly for having made an account.<br /><br />-AMSAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-952069064670643819.post-50228155173223515892011-04-14T19:20:14.015-05:002011-04-14T19:20:14.015-05:00You've taken away my anonymous posting. I'...You've taken away my anonymous posting. I'm sad. But I imagine the trolls may have started to get a bit thick on the ground?AMShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00947333443042080187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-952069064670643819.post-55991665361837402922011-04-14T19:18:36.578-05:002011-04-14T19:18:36.578-05:00lol - I don't! if Chris Bowman isn't enoug...lol - I don't! if Chris Bowman isn't enough proof that skating can turn out Hetero Masculine Super Dudes, I don't know what is.Skate Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14099319126365762647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-952069064670643819.post-22750180543486310772011-04-14T19:17:38.075-05:002011-04-14T19:17:38.075-05:00"At least once a week I will hear some mom or..."At least once a week I will hear some mom or dad decry the application of figure skates to their son's feet. "It's only until you get the basics," or "We'll switch you to real skates soon," or "You will skate in hockey skates or we will leave!""<br /><br />I used to get that sort of crap all the time when I was in middle and high school. Except usually it included the word "fag". I haven't experienced much like that since I left home at 16. I always assumed that was because I had left the bible belt, but perhaps the real reason is that homophobes only express their views around children because they're afraid of getting called out. I guess it's good news for boys that when they're older people won't bother them about gender roles so much.AMShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00947333443042080187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-952069064670643819.post-11825327627126546592011-04-14T18:25:02.249-05:002011-04-14T18:25:02.249-05:00Capcha was "gangsta." I SWEAR you plan t...Capcha was "gangsta." I SWEAR you plan these.Alexandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04087069977867729538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-952069064670643819.post-16718504923742038892011-04-14T18:24:33.891-05:002011-04-14T18:24:33.891-05:00No worries. Figure skating seems to turn out super...No worries. Figure skating seems to turn out super hetero masculine assholes just as well as anything, from what I observe.Alexandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04087069977867729538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-952069064670643819.post-69544425594030051942011-04-14T13:48:44.342-05:002011-04-14T13:48:44.342-05:00Action figures are just dolls given a different na...Action figures are just dolls given a different name and different accessories. So there are plenty of boys who play with dolls.<br /><br />It's a shame that boys in America have to put up with the harassment of small minded individuals just because they've chosen the sport of figure skating. And it's a very grueling and demanding sport. My son is always covered in bruises because learning new jumps means falling a lot. And there are always new jumps to attempt.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-952069064670643819.post-29773592078209786582011-04-14T12:38:33.369-05:002011-04-14T12:38:33.369-05:00I'm offering full on pedicures to any boy skat...I'm offering full on pedicures to any boy skater that wants one, complete with my coveted Ruby Slippers polish.Skate Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14099319126365762647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-952069064670643819.post-5778264910469095082011-04-14T11:50:09.568-05:002011-04-14T11:50:09.568-05:00I think we should stage a boy toenail paint-in!I think we should stage a boy toenail paint-in!Beth Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09645794497867813952noreply@blogger.com