Comments on: The Elementary Structures of Kinship http://crookedtimber.org/2007/05/19/the-elementary-structures-of-kinship/ Out of the crooked timber of humanity, no straight thing was ever made Sun, 27 May 2012 00:43:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: bitchphd http://crookedtimber.org/2007/05/19/the-elementary-structures-of-kinship/comment-page-1/#comment-197348 bitchphd Wed, 23 May 2007 00:49:08 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2007/05/19/the-elementary-structures-of-kinship/#comment-197348 Aww, congratulations! Aww, congratulations!

]]> By: Kenny Easwaran http://crookedtimber.org/2007/05/19/the-elementary-structures-of-kinship/comment-page-1/#comment-197322 Kenny Easwaran Tue, 22 May 2007 18:56:27 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2007/05/19/the-elementary-structures-of-kinship/#comment-197322 Congratulations! Congratulations!

]]> By: mollymooly http://crookedtimber.org/2007/05/19/the-elementary-structures-of-kinship/comment-page-1/#comment-197278 mollymooly Tue, 22 May 2007 07:08:42 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2007/05/19/the-elementary-structures-of-kinship/#comment-197278 Comhgháirdeachas libh! Comhgháirdeachas libh!

]]> By: Jonathan Dresner http://crookedtimber.org/2007/05/19/the-elementary-structures-of-kinship/comment-page-1/#comment-197276 Jonathan Dresner Tue, 22 May 2007 06:56:50 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2007/05/19/the-elementary-structures-of-kinship/#comment-197276 Mazel Tov! Mazel Tov!

]]> By: Matt Weiner http://crookedtimber.org/2007/05/19/the-elementary-structures-of-kinship/comment-page-1/#comment-197240 Matt Weiner Mon, 21 May 2007 16:25:11 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2007/05/19/the-elementary-structures-of-kinship/#comment-197240 Congratulations to you and Laurie, and best of luck to Aoife! Congratulations to you and Laurie, and best of luck to Aoife!

]]> By: Russell Arben Fox http://crookedtimber.org/2007/05/19/the-elementary-structures-of-kinship/comment-page-1/#comment-197236 Russell Arben Fox Mon, 21 May 2007 12:10:50 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2007/05/19/the-elementary-structures-of-kinship/#comment-197236 Congrats and best wishes to the Healy family! We kept trying for the big sister-little brother thing, but it never happened for us. Congrats and best wishes to the Healy family! We kept trying for the big sister-little brother thing, but it never happened for us.

]]> By: William Sjostrom http://crookedtimber.org/2007/05/19/the-elementary-structures-of-kinship/comment-page-1/#comment-197224 William Sjostrom Mon, 21 May 2007 07:49:28 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2007/05/19/the-elementary-structures-of-kinship/#comment-197224 Congratulations to you and your wife. Congratulations to you and your wife.

]]> By: Dilip D'Souza http://crookedtimber.org/2007/05/19/the-elementary-structures-of-kinship/comment-page-1/#comment-197209 Dilip D'Souza Mon, 21 May 2007 04:29:10 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2007/05/19/the-elementary-structures-of-kinship/#comment-197209 What a charming anecdote! <a href="http://dcubed.blogspot.com/2007/05/soup.html" rel="nofollow">Reminded me</a> of another. Oh, and all good wishes! May they be happy, cheery, rumble-tumble sibling rivals. What a charming anecdote! Reminded me of another.

Oh, and all good wishes! May they be happy, cheery, rumble-tumble sibling rivals.

]]> By: The Constructivist http://crookedtimber.org/2007/05/19/the-elementary-structures-of-kinship/comment-page-1/#comment-197207 The Constructivist Mon, 21 May 2007 04:13:39 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2007/05/19/the-elementary-structures-of-kinship/#comment-197207 And yet we <a href="http://mlyhlss.blogspot.com/2007/05/dear-onechan.html" rel="nofollow">indoctrinate</a>, <a href="http://mlyhlss.blogspot.com/2007/05/just-wait-till-onechans-old-enough-to.html" rel="nofollow">indoctrinate</a>, <a href="http://mlyhlss.blogspot.com/2007/03/adventures-in-domesticity.html" rel="nofollow">indoctrinate</a>, and look what it gets us: little consumerist Randroids! But as d <a href="http://lefarkins.blogspot.com/2007/04/birthday-girl.html" rel="nofollow">points out</a>, most of 'em eventually grow out of it. And yet we indoctrinate, indoctrinate, indoctrinate, and look what it gets us: little consumerist Randroids! But as d points out, most of ‘em eventually grow out of it.

]]> By: The Constructivist http://crookedtimber.org/2007/05/19/the-elementary-structures-of-kinship/comment-page-1/#comment-197205 The Constructivist Mon, 21 May 2007 03:31:30 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2007/05/19/the-elementary-structures-of-kinship/#comment-197205 I've always held that <a href="http://www.waagnfnp.com/2007/04/03/post-tues-43-with-onechan-and-imoto-at-the-nagasaki-hypocenter-or-a-modest-proposal/" rel="nofollow">kids say the darndest things</a>, myself. I’ve always held that kids say the darndest things, myself.

]]> By: Helen http://crookedtimber.org/2007/05/19/the-elementary-structures-of-kinship/comment-page-1/#comment-197204 Helen Mon, 21 May 2007 03:27:57 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2007/05/19/the-elementary-structures-of-kinship/#comment-197204 Congratulations! <i>I’ve long been told that whenever my mother had another baby, her father would, whenever he visited, first greet and play with the kids who already knew his face, so that, having already been gratified by his attention, we wouldn’t be jealous when he checked up on his daughter’s latest.</i> Ah, must be a dog person. That's what you do when introducing Old Dog to New Dog / new puppy. And John, I also have never forgotten that Penelope Leach quotation. It's spot on, I think. Congratulations!

I’ve long been told that whenever my mother had another baby, her father would, whenever he visited, first greet and play with the kids who already knew his face, so that, having already been gratified by his attention, we wouldn’t be jealous when he checked up on his daughter’s latest.

Ah, must be a dog person. That’s what you do when introducing Old Dog to New Dog / new puppy.

And John, I also have never forgotten that Penelope Leach quotation. It’s spot on, I think.

]]> By: The Constructivist http://crookedtimber.org/2007/05/19/the-elementary-structures-of-kinship/comment-page-1/#comment-197198 The Constructivist Mon, 21 May 2007 02:04:51 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2007/05/19/the-elementary-structures-of-kinship/#comment-197198 In all seriousness, she may have been thinking of you as her slave. Quite rational for a toddler to think so, don't you think? In all seriousness, she may have been thinking of you as her slave. Quite rational for a toddler to think so, don’t you think?

]]> By: The Constructivist http://crookedtimber.org/2007/05/19/the-elementary-structures-of-kinship/comment-page-1/#comment-197197 The Constructivist Mon, 21 May 2007 02:00:36 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2007/05/19/the-elementary-structures-of-kinship/#comment-197197 Congrats, and count yourself lucky you got a boy this time--only knowing bro-bro sibling rivalries myself, I'm learning all about new levels of jealousy with two girls, 1 and 3. It's not that they don't like each other--it's just that the smallest thing can set one of them off. I'm going to try to channel it into sports like my parents did and see what happens. Anyone got better ideas? Congrats, and count yourself lucky you got a boy this time—only knowing bro-bro sibling rivalries myself, I’m learning all about new levels of jealousy with two girls, 1 and 3. It’s not that they don’t like each other—it’s just that the smallest thing can set one of them off. I’m going to try to channel it into sports like my parents did and see what happens. Anyone got better ideas?

]]> By: thag http://crookedtimber.org/2007/05/19/the-elementary-structures-of-kinship/comment-page-1/#comment-197184 thag Sun, 20 May 2007 23:23:19 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2007/05/19/the-elementary-structures-of-kinship/#comment-197184 what's its name, ya silly pillock? and congratulations to Laurie. what’s its name, ya silly pillock?

and congratulations to Laurie.

]]> By: Bob Mutch http://crookedtimber.org/2007/05/19/the-elementary-structures-of-kinship/comment-page-1/#comment-197181 Bob Mutch Sun, 20 May 2007 22:59:42 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2007/05/19/the-elementary-structures-of-kinship/#comment-197181 Congratulations from another stranger! Congratulations from another stranger!

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