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December 15, 2004
Daughter In Jello
josiah296@hotmail.com says:
y oyo
Epiphinaiical says:
yo
josiah296@hotmail.com says:
u read that over yet?
Epiphinaiical says:
yup
josiah296@hotmail.com says:
and?
Epiphinaiical says:
sounds good, although a little , ummm, naive
josiah296@hotmail.com says:
what was naive?
Epiphinaiical says:
just some of your interpretations of implications of certain positional posturings by the 2nd born from my corpus delecti
josiah296@hotmail.com says:
what interpretations?
josiah296@hotmail.com says:
I thought I tried to be pretty clear about my lack of understanding
Epiphinaiical says:
I felt weird posting it because it felt
strange airing something so oddly, well, sinful when Isabelle isn't my
child.
Epiphinaiical says:
Does that mean that I don't think Isabelle needs a good spanking? Sure,
but inherently no more so than Josiah and any other child
josiah296@hotmail.com says:
ah, that sentence. yes, the core tension. do I say something, do I not? hence sending it to you
Epiphinaiical says:
either way... but lines become a little more grey as children communicate with words they don't understand
josiah296@hotmail.com says:
if you don't like it I can edit it out
josiah296@hotmail.com says:
sure, I agree
Epiphinaiical says:
you can post whatever you like... i have no druthers
Epiphinaiical says:
but take death for instance... does Isabelle understand the implications of it?
Epiphinaiical says:
nope... does she know that being mean is naughty... sure
josiah296@hotmail.com says:
no, she doesn't, and that's an fascinating thing to consider
Epiphinaiical says:
should she get spanked for wanting to be mean?
josiah296@hotmail.com says:
heck I dunno
Epiphinaiical says:
that's a tougher call... goes to judging the heart
Epiphinaiical says:
if Ender says, "Daddy, I want to hit you"
Epiphinaiical says:
do I spank him, or deal with his effort to admit those things
josiah296@hotmail.com says:
ya, I get that its complicated
josiah296@hotmail.com says:
and I hope I didn't make it sound like it wasn't
Epiphinaiical says:
So, post away... you do it from a perspective I might have had years ago
josiah296@hotmail.com says:
in fact, I was trying to show that it IS complicated
josiah296@hotmail.com says:
again, you're assuming I've got some kindof perspective that I don't
Epiphinaiical says:
black and white is more easy
Epiphinaiical says:
not really... I agree with your perspective on certain levels
Epiphinaiical says:
its just that things become a bit stickier on the levels involving desires and intentions
josiah296@hotmail.com says:
ya, that makes sense
josiah296@hotmail.com says:
but I tried very hard to assert very little in that post
josiah296@hotmail.com says:
I wasn't TRYING to assert anything
Epiphinaiical says:
so... anywho... post away... and you can assert more if you want... it is irresponsible journalism, right?
josiah296@hotmail.com says:
but the issue, telling a story like that, folks are going to assume things
josiah296@hotmail.com says:
don't be a wimp, speak you're mind. me being able to post whatever I want doesn't mean a. I don't care what you think or b. that I will
Epiphinaiical says:
yuh, that's the other sticky thing... but it is a blog and not a news article, so you shouldn't hold yourself TOO responsible for bad inerpretations
josiah296@hotmail.com says:
and c. that what you think doesn' t matter
josiah296@hotmail.com says:
ya, but I still care, and I like caring
Epiphinaiical says:
heh... its good to care, but not to get too analytical
josiah296@hotmail.com says:
it'd be too easy for me to get a "F you attitude if you don't get me" and I used to be like taht alot and I'm trying not to
Epiphinaiical says:
i wasn't really worried about it at all
josiah296@hotmail.com says:
my fear was that folks would read it and have a negative view of Isabelle
Epiphinaiical says:
but since YOU showed concern first, I decided I might look at it
josiah296@hotmail.com says:
my other fear was that I felt wierd about posting it and felt that YOU might feel wierd posting it
Epiphinaiical says:
people already do... she is our most misunderstood child
josiah296@hotmail.com says:
lol
Epiphinaiical says:
she's got the heart of a lion and she wears her emotions on her sleeves
josiah296@hotmail.com says:
so do you think me posting it will reinforce incorrect perceptions of her? becuase if that's the case, I wont.
Epiphinaiical says:
When she's sick or hurt, she asks for prayer more than any kid I've ever met
Epiphinaiical says:
I don't care.. YOU cannot control what people think... its an honest post
Epiphinaiical says:
quit worrying so much
josiah296@hotmail.com says:
look, I want to be fair and honest in my portrayal of your daughter, and if I worry about it, given my somewhat possibly unscrupulous personality and tendencies I think you ought to encourage it. ie. me taking my job & role seriously, and yours!
josiah296@hotmail.com says:
I'm all about stepping on toes, just th eright ones
Epiphinaiical says:
and I am saying.. you ARE taking it seriously enough... and now you are going beyond serious into being overly concerned...
josiah296@hotmail.com says:
ok kool
Epiphinaiical says:
Am I made of glass... Will I break?
josiah296@hotmail.com says:
alright, I'll rework those two sentences
Epiphinaiical says:
Argggh
Epiphinaiical says:
Well, gotta go to the post office...
Epiphinaiical says:
Give me about 5 minutes and check my blog
Epiphinaiical says:
before you post
josiah296@hotmail.com says:
k
Posted by oriondark at December 15, 2004 04:19 PM
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"my fear was that folks would read it and have a negative view of Isabelle"
ha! i'm afraid i accomplished that a long time ago with a certain photo of little isabelle and an unhappy kitten...
Posted by: andy at December 16, 2004 04:47 PM