I have joked about my daughter being musically spoiled but after our recent trip to LA I have come to the realization that this is not a joke. She is spoiled rotten when it comes to music!
This isn’t exactly a bad thing but it does create some awkward and humorous moments.
I let Princess A listen to the songs on my iPod when she is playing. While I have downloaded Yo Gabba Gabba and other kids songs, my iPod also has “adult music”. First I just let her listen to her Godfather’s music but when she did a little jig to Johnny Cash’s “Ring of Fire” it was so cute I decided to let her listen to all of my music as well.
As she got older people started buying her instruments. She has a drum, horn, harmonica, piano, tambourine, xylophone, guitar, maracas, and a giant floor piano like the one in “Big”. She loves to make music in her room. She also has jam sessions with her dad because he knows how to play guitar. When we go to LA, she gets to play in her Godfather’s recording studio. Uncle J has adult sized drums and he lets her play them as loud as she wants. Last week she broke 2 instruments and I felt really bad about… luckily Uncle J thought it was funny.
Who knows if Princess A will be a musician when she grows up, but she definitely has an ear for good music. The above picture was taken when we went out to eat at Universal Studios in LA. A drunk man at the table next to us kept buying songs from a cover band. They weren’t amazing but they weren’t horrible either. I would have been able to handle them for 1 or 2 songs but the guy kept buying more. Princess A was not into it from the start. As time went on she kept getting a meaner look on her face. The ended up singing “Ring of Fire” with no horn and this made Princess A cry. The drunk man bought her some songs and said she could pick what the played next. We asked for the check and left.
Now that I write about this it’s hysterical. But I feel really bad and embarrassed when my daughter is giving the stink eye to people. Not everyone can be Johnny Cash Princess A! On Friday, we went with a friend to a music class for kids and when the teacher started singing “Wheels on the Bus” she crossed her arms and got out her best stink eye. I did my best to cheer her up but she was not having it.
Afterwards, the teacher apologized and asked if there was something she could do better because it was her first class. I told her she did a great job and my daughter was just jet lagged.
So I have decided to lie to musicians and teachers until Princess A is old enough to hide her opinions. I know it’s bad to lie but I don’t like hurting peoples feelings.
Do you ever lie to other people about your kid’s behavior?
Stay Glamorous,
Shannon Sutherland
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You could always just say she’s picky about music. That’s what I did. Yeah, sometimes you have to lie. “No your hair doesn’t look like a dead rat!” is always better than, “He said it, but we were all thinking it.”
Your second answer is funny though hahahahahaha
Hi!
I vote for honesty. I really do think one should let people know what one really thinks. I mean you don’t have to be cruel or brutal. Princess A didn’t like the band or the way the teacher played that song. So what? It’s her birthright to choose what kind of music or any kind of art she likes. She has the right to have her own opinion and express it. That’s what I like about small kids: they don’t lie, they haven’t learned it yet.
Of course I understand the importance of good manners. But I really think that kids should speak freely. Well, we will have to teach them to express their opinion in a polite way, then… I guess…
Greez,
M.
The best for sure is to not tell lies, but sometimes, it’s better not knowing the truth. Some people can’t handle the truth and you end up hurting them more. I would say it’s the moment decision. If you sense or see that the person won’t be able to deal with the truth, it could be better to lie (and after telling the truth). And even if they can’t deal with it, sometimes you need to hear the truth. You can always tell or try to explain quickly to people that kids of A age are not really aware of the concept of poker face or not-hurting-feeling-so-I-have-to-hide-what-I-think (in resume, they didn’t really develop their concept about it yet). It’s all or nothing for them and they just express themselves. Sometimes, I just tell what I call white lies : mostly truth with some little bit of lies. I just change some stuff or retain some so the truth is less hurtful. You have to learn to size the moment. Again, you have to be careful with all this because you can end up in big trouble too by doing that.
Size the moment… I like that phrase.
Warren is so funny when it comes to music. In Grandma’s car it must be music from Phineas and Ferb. In Grandpa’s car…70′s rock lol. His favorite songs are The Boys Are Back In Town and Wayword Son. It’s hilarious. He also likes when I listen to Pink but I have to be careful what songs I play since I don’t have any of the censored versions. For the most part he doesn’t notice any “bad” words because we don’t make a big deal out of them, but still. He also loves The Big Bang Theory and…I can’t believe I’m saying this, Castle. He watches re-runs of Castle with my mom. To be fair they don’t show any of the dead bodies or gore like CSI so it’s pretty tame, but it makes me laugh.
LOL… that’s funny. Amelia doesn’t notice bad words either but when I was a kid I repeated song lyrics at school and got in big trouble even though I didn’t understand what I was saying. So soon I will have to get censored music.