The first song that I heard on my commute this morning, was pure evidence that the tide was changing! The Talking heads were reaching out-they clearly understand what this week has been like for me! Even better, Mad-girl says, "Mom! what is this great song?" I chuckled with delight and pride before responding, "Psycho Killer."
A 4 year-old with great taste in music-how could I be so lucky?! Other mothers of toddlers are stuck with a singing, purple dinosaur with songs like, "Old McDonald had a Farm" or "I love you, you love me." Really?? Why should we teach our children that EVERYONE will love them-when clearly everyone will not? Why set them up for disappointment? Insanity. I am so much smarter for choosing music about the reality of life-the agitation and anxiety that, at times, she will deal with. Plus, add in the fact that she will have to listen to people repeat themselves over and over; and it IS normal to want to kill them. Oh, and part of it is in French, to boot. A lesson in life, a lesson in French, so much better than Dora and her clepto monkey teaching Spanish.
This is going to be a good day and just another reason that I should write a parenting book.
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