Comments on: Muse on Strike

By: shrinkrapped

shrinkrapped — Fri, 19 Sep 2014 19:26:37 +0000

In reply to Lisa. Thanks for joining the discussion, Lisa. Another interesting perspective!

By: Lisa

Lisa — Fri, 19 Sep 2014 19:07:05 +0000

I wholeheartedly disagree…and don’t see Lorrie’s renamed offspring as hapless victims of inappropriate disclosure. She spends much more time making fun of herself than revealing closely held family secrets or things integral to their identities. With a light and respectful touch, she writes about things that are personal, the importance of which flows from the personal. At some point, even one’s children are capable of rendering independent judgment about how not central we are to their identities — as evidenced by each of their comments. Hardly equivalent to taking them to and paying a tattoo artist to burn their mother’s name into their flesh.

By: shrinkrapped

shrinkrapped — Fri, 19 Sep 2014 13:59:19 +0000

In reply to John Gusman. Thanks, John, for your thought-provoking perspective. It's sure to spark a lively discussion. Readers, please chime in!

By: John Gusman

John Gusman — Fri, 19 Sep 2014 01:37:22 +0000

I was glad to see the most recent Shrinkrapped. As always, I appreciate your wit and style. However, I must say that I have, at times, had difficulties with your writings about your kids….which I believe have crossed some boundaries. Sure, they might have given you permission to write about them, but they also know that you have a passion for writing and taking away from your material might have been too much for them to do. Also, published writings don’t go away in that they stay in “print” and in the minds of those that read them. How can a child ever consent to something so permanent? It’s kind of like taking a child to a tattoo parlor and tattooing your name on them. I don’t think that’s ever the right thing to do, even if they want the tattoo, and even if the tattoo artist is truly a gifted artist. The work might be good……but not appropriate. So, why did I not speak up about this before? I probably should have…..but you never asked. This time you did…….so I don’t feel that I was crossing a boundary. In short, in my opinion writing publicly about one’s child is very easily an inappropriate crossing of a boundary. My two cents. Aside from that……..I love your writing. Keep it coming.