Making Boys Gay.

posted by mihow on 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.)

18 Responses to “Making Boys Gay.”

  1. Beth Says:
    April 23rd, 2008 at 11:49 AM

    that was fantastic. What would your superhero name be?

  2. smallstatic Says:
    April 23rd, 2008 at 11:56 AM

    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 Says:
    April 23rd, 2008 at 12:29 PM

    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 Says:
    April 23rd, 2008 at 12:41 PM

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

    Awesome!

  5. mihow Says:
    April 23rd, 2008 at 12:44 PM

    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 Says:
    April 23rd, 2008 at 01:07 PM

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

  7. Gillian Says:
    April 23rd, 2008 at 01:20 PM

    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 Says:
    April 23rd, 2008 at 01:22 PM

    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 Says:
    April 23rd, 2008 at 02:23 PM

    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 Says:
    April 23rd, 2008 at 04:30 PM

    I love these.

    Also love the shirt.

    :-)

  11. Maia Says:
    April 23rd, 2008 at 06:30 PM

    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 Says:
    April 23rd, 2008 at 11:13 PM

    you are too funny! thanks for sharing.

  13. Sandy Says:
    April 24th, 2008 at 02:17 AM

    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 Says:
    April 24th, 2008 at 09:23 AM

    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 Says:
    April 24th, 2008 at 08:12 PM

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

  16. Jonathan Says:
    April 25th, 2008 at 05:44 PM

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

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

  17. wendyr Says:
    April 26th, 2008 at 05:57 AM

    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 Says:
    April 30th, 2008 at 04:13 AM

    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!

Sorry, comments are closed for this article.