Thursday, February 27, 2003

I caught a bit of The Vagina Monologues on cable tonight.  I'd heard about this show, and could gather the subject matter.  But I was just perplexed.  Did Eve Ensler intentionally not use the word vulva when a good 50% of what she was talking about was well outside of the vagina?  Was she trying to show that woman are that in the dark about the vocabulary that pertains to their own bodies?  I guess so.  Because one of the monologues was about how a woman's husband always wanted her to shave her vagina.  Ouch. Kipp asked me this morning if a woman could hold her vagina like a man can hold his penis.  I thought this was a good time to introduce the word vulva into his vocabulary and explain the whole outside / inside difference.  A quick google search on "vagina monologues vulva" and I find I wasn't the only one perplexed; this woman was annoyed as heck and she wasn't going to take it anymore:  http://thingsihate.org/view/202 (Maybe this whole topic has been discussed to death, but it takes a while for controversy to reach Red Wing.) comment []10:36:10 PM     Conundrum. The problematic border collie I tried to place in a new home, because of his aversion to my little boy, is still here.  The night before bringing him to his new home, Dean was so bummed out, we couldn't do it.  Alright, I said.  Alright.  I love Seneca too (he's much much more devoted to me than Dean) but if that dog ever seriously hurts Kipp, he's out of here.  Last chance. It may not go badly.  Seneca tolerates Kipp, will let Kipp rub his belly, and sometimes even comes when Kipp calls.  He hasn't shown any aggression towards Kipp, other than his low-level growling, in the past several months. But I still don't have a dog the child can truly love--which is the reason I wanted to get a dog in the first place.  I suppose I'll just give it more time and see how it goes. That breeder across the river has an Australian Shepherd puppy for me to look at too, but I'm a bit hesitant.  It isn't a matter of time or money, but a matter of whether or not two dogs would get along.   What to do? What to do?  But I know if I see those puppies I'm lost.   comment []11:33:46 AM

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