tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7058774462027111667.post5275002280698428225..comments2023-11-03T11:07:24.965-04:00Comments on Adam Rex: An Open Letter to the Mother Who Thinks One of My Monster Poems is Inappropriate for ChildrenAdam Rexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00613641218929467577noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7058774462027111667.post-76021973936856026602012-07-23T20:25:03.085-04:002012-07-23T20:25:03.085-04:00Good another post :)
Gonorrhea and Nongonococca...Good another post :)<br /><a href="http://std-symptoms.us/2012/07/gonorrhea-sexually-transmitted-diseases.html" rel="nofollow"> Gonorrhea </a> and <a href="http://std-symptoms.us/2012/05/nongonococcal-urethritis-epidemiology.html" rel="nofollow"> Nongonococcal Urethritis</a>STD Symptomshttp://std-symptoms.us/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7058774462027111667.post-13376755102409624032012-01-11T15:25:56.099-05:002012-01-11T15:25:56.099-05:00Nice letter. You've adequately defended yourse...Nice letter. You've adequately defended yourself and justified the mother too. Very diplomatic.<br /><br />As I child, I was taught; "there's a place in France where the women do a dance." It left the naked out, but was still degrading. lol! But how else were people supposed to get the tune in their heads? FMAS made me laugh a lot, I really enjoyed it.<br /><br />Angela FoxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7058774462027111667.post-22774160603064926872012-01-11T09:58:21.798-05:002012-01-11T09:58:21.798-05:00I would never have gotten the tune of the poem if ...I would never have gotten the tune of the poem if you hadn't included that line. So, as the designated reader, thank you.<br /><br />It's funny, but I didn't even think about that line, none of the times I've read it. Far from being shocked or disappointed, I was happy to discover a different version (when I was seven it was "there's a place in France where the ladies where no pants").<br /><br />Looking forward to Cold Cereal and pandas, by the way.Kaethehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01138988651491869091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7058774462027111667.post-26833267508884065362012-01-11T08:03:04.965-05:002012-01-11T08:03:04.965-05:00Very well handled Adam. People dont realize how ma...Very well handled Adam. People dont realize how many "editorial" eyes a project like this has to go in front of before actually seeing the light of day.Jose Pardohttp://www.moonvisionstudio.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7058774462027111667.post-71200001904954792602012-01-11T04:53:13.188-05:002012-01-11T04:53:13.188-05:00I think the mother was right to politely question ...I think the mother was right to politely question something that she was uncomfortable with, how many parents would even bother these days? However, I think it is important to realise that in the grand scheme of things, that one objection is nothing compared to how many this man must have had, in the words of Roald Dahl... <br /><br />'I made a grab. I caught the mouse,<br />Now right inside my knickers.<br />A mouse my foot! It was a HAND!<br />Great Scott! It was the vicar's!'<br /><br />I read this when I was about 8, and thought it hilarious, and I am in no way scarred by it in my adult life. I agree with Marieka, advertising, TV and film, are likely to be far more damaging and controversial to children, than a line in a poem, and if parents can't sit down and talk about these things with their child, then the child has no hope :) My niece is 8, and she came home and told her mum, that she (her mum) was wrong, and she didn't have to marry a man, she could marry a woman. My point here is, you can try and keep things from your child, until an age where you see fit to explain, but that just means they will probably hear about it at school first anyway.dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17978263669919740765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7058774462027111667.post-90427032952971371402012-01-10T21:27:53.656-05:002012-01-10T21:27:53.656-05:00As an illustrator and maker of art for all ages, I...As an illustrator and maker of art for all ages, I also appreciate your post. I hope parents DO discuss lines that strike them as controversial in poetry, and otherwise. I would also hope this same mom addresses the context of naked ladies on billboards, movies, magazines, and tv that surrounds us every day.. AND I also hope I can eventually get that tune out of my head, so thanks for that. ;)<br />-MariekaMariekahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03377612410884745337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7058774462027111667.post-65890925740216386532012-01-10T20:23:04.805-05:002012-01-10T20:23:04.805-05:00I appreciate your thoughtful response to the mothe...I appreciate your thoughtful response to the mother who wrote you. When my daughters were little we read all sorts of books together and when something bothered us, we talked about why. It is hard to know what's overprotective and what's just good parenting, but it helps to have thoughtful discussions about it all rather than rants. Thanks for that, Adam.Laura K. Dealhttp://www.firstchurchofmetaphor.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7058774462027111667.post-82187544311097878022012-01-10T20:20:54.804-05:002012-01-10T20:20:54.804-05:00Yeah, that line did not go unnoticed over here, ei...Yeah, that line did not go unnoticed over here, either.<br /><br />Back in MY DAY, we sang schoolyard songs like, "Hey Johnny Johnny from the coconut grove, he was a mean motherf#cker, you could tell by his clothes," and decisions were arbitrated with a rhyme about nickels shooting up uncomfortable places. <br /><br />So, librarian hi-5. The storytime kids loved the poem.Hollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01893005686833041199noreply@blogger.com