Emily is always coming home singing the rhyming songs that we all sang in elementary school. It usually makes me smile to see that those songs have actually made it through to the next generation. I have taught her a couple of them when they come to mind. Her favorite right now is "Say Say Oh Playmate" with all the clapping. She asks me to play it with her all the time, no matter where we are. "No, Emily, I can't play right now, I'm driving. No, Emily, I can't play right now, we are at a restaurant." I do try to play it with her as much as I can though. I have noticed, however, that some of the songs that she learned at school have been changed a little since we sang them in school. I wasn't too happy with what I heard her singing recently:
Emily --
______ and ______ sitting in a tree.
K-I-S-S-I-N-G
First comes love, then comes a kiss.
Then comes a baby with a baby carriage.
Me -- WHAT?? A KISS?? What do you mean a KISS? That is NOT how that song goes! It's supposed to be MARRIAGE!! MARRIAGE comes before the baby carriage!! You can tell it's right because it rhymes! Kiss does not rhyme with carriage!
Emily -- Well, that's how they sing it at school!
Me -- Well, that is not the right way! Why don't you practice singing it the right way or don't sing it at all?
Emily -- Ok, I will.
I know I probably went a little too crazy about it, but it just reminded me of how society is slowing trying to push marriage out of the picture. I just hadn't realized it started at such a young age.
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9 years ago
Oh my! Brian and I have actually been attending a thing at our church on teaching our kids about staying pure and there was a panel to answer questions that had kids in elementary school right now and it was pretty shocking the things they already said kids knew about.
ReplyDeletewow! The little things can be so insidious - good for you for getting her singing it correctly. Maybe she can teach all those other kids that too! Connor asked me this question the other day "So finish college, get married, and then plan to have kids....What's after that?" At least the order is sounding good!!!
ReplyDeleteGood for you! It's the little things like that, at an early age that can make the biggest differences. You have to take every opportunity to let them know where you as the parent (and God) stands on issues, and what you expect from them. Wow- they grow up fast though....
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