grateful
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Re: Parenting issues
April 19, 2016 at 02:47 PM UTC
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Space wrote:
As music living parents, how much do you try to steer your kid's music taste?
My daughter's music taste is pretty much limited to a small subset of music that my wife and I have introduced her. She hates or dismisses most of what we play for her, but what does stick she tends to obsess on (Pet Sounds (good lord i think she plays that album every freaking day), early Cure, Dolly Parton, Ashley Monroe, she had a Dr. Dog phase). She dismisses modern top 40 (which i assume is what a lot of kids her age listen to) as rubbish.
My friend has a kid the same age who was also latching onto his parent's music (I think they're more into jam band and jazz). He said they then made a conscious effort to expose their son (and themselves) to music that typical eight year olds listen to (whatever that is), so that their kid would "fit in musically" with other kids.
I'm not sure how necessary what my friend did is….
I think both of you should set your kids free to explore the world. Are you afraid that if she listens to Black Sabbath, she'll commit suicide? Are you afraid she might be a Nickelback fan? Do you want to shelter her from all that is unholy and Celine Dion-related?
Space Freely
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Re: Parenting issues
April 19, 2016 at 03:01 PM UTC
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LOL@Kids Bop.
Has never heard or it before yesterday. My daughter came home from school yesterday saying that the teacher had played "this horrible music called Kids Bop."
The only "kids" music that we really ever exposed her to was the TMBG ABC, 123, and science albums….which I think held up on there own musically (and we prefer to their "adult" stuff).
Relaxer
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Re: Parenting issues
April 19, 2016 at 03:25 PM UTC
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When we're in the car, I usually play the music I want to hear, which is usually KPOP. But I encourage them to listen to whatever they like, so we'll play 94.7 too. Hey, you want to jam out to 21 Pilots or whatnot, you go right ahead. I grew up loving the Thompson Twins and John Parr and Bryan Adams and eventually made my own way to Suicidal Tendencies and the Minutemen and Jesus and Mary Chain. When they're on headphones, they can listen to what they want.
No way I'm going to be this guy
http://www.theonion.com/article/cool-dad-raising-daughter-on-media-that-will-put-h-26132
Sidehatch
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Re: Parenting issues
April 19, 2016 at 03:43 PM UTC
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My friend has a kid the same age who was also latching onto his parent's music (I think they're more into jam bands
Might have to call child protective services on them…that is the most heinous act of child abuse I've seen in a while
Sidehatch
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Re: Parenting issues
April 19, 2016 at 03:46 PM UTC
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Relaxer wrote:
we'll play 94.7 too. Hey, you want to jam out to 21 Pilots or whatnot, you go right ahead. I grew up loving the Thompson Twins and John Parr and Bryan Adams and eventually made my own way to Suicidal Tendencies and the Minutemen and Jesus and Mary Chain. When they're on headphones, they can listen to what they want.
same here
although my parents had some great vinyl (IMO) when I was a wee one that they let me play
lots of rod steward/foreigner/billy joel/SatNightFev
When I started buying albums, I first bought Foreginer 4 then the bee gees….after that I think it was Metal for a few years and then new wave and punk
that's when they bought me my own turntable and headphones :)
Space Freely
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Re: Parenting issues
April 19, 2016 at 03:50 PM UTC
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SideBurner wrote:
Relaxer wrote:
we'll play 94.7 too. Hey, you want to jam out to 21 Pilots or whatnot, you go right ahead. I grew up loving the Thompson Twins and John Parr and Bryan Adams and eventually made my own way to Suicidal Tendencies and the Minutemen and Jesus and Mary Chain. When they're on headphones, they can listen to what they want.
same here
although my parents had some great vinyl (IMO) when I was a wee one that they let me play
lots of rod steward/foreigner/billy joel/SNF
When I started buying album, I first bought Foreginer 4 then the bee gees….after that I think it was Metal for a few years and then new wave and punk
that's when they bought me my own turntable and headphones :)
I think my first albums bought were Foreigner Double Vision and Billy Joel's 52nd Street. In retrospect, it would have been much cooler if I had just stuck with my dad's Hank Williams, Johnny Cash, Merle Haggard, etc. country albums. At least I have his lp's now, whereas my Foreigner and Billy Joel crap are long gone.
Space Freely
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Re: Parenting issues
April 19, 2016 at 03:51 PM UTC
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SideBurner wrote:
My friend has a kid the same age who was also latching onto his parent's music (I think they're more into jam bands
Might have to call child protective services on them…that is the most heinous act of child abuse I've seen in a while
LOL, I'll take jam bands, and especially jazz, over some of the music that gets talked about on this discussion board.
brennser
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Re: Parenting issues
April 19, 2016 at 03:53 PM UTC
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sweetcell wrote:
Space wrote:
As an adult, are you expected/required by your employer to do work at home at night beyond the eight (or more?) hours you put in at the office during the day?
if you work for the government, no.
I beg to differ…..
brennser
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Re: Parenting issues
April 19, 2016 at 03:55 PM UTC
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Space wrote:
As music living parents, how much do you try to steer your kid's music taste?
I don't……or rather I tried and failed
Sidehatch
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Re: Parenting issues
April 19, 2016 at 03:55 PM UTC
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Space wrote:
SideBurner wrote:
My friend has a kid the same age who was also latching onto his parent's music (I think they're more into jam bands
Might have to call child protective services on them…that is the most heinous act of child abuse I've seen in a while
LOL, I'll take jam bands, and especially jazz, over some of the music that gets talked about on this discussion board.
I specifically left jazz off there…
and the music most of us listen to isn't actually approiate for young kids
Kidz bop sucks…please don't let your kids listen to that crap
Space Freely
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Re: Parenting issues
April 19, 2016 at 04:07 PM UTC
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SideBurner wrote:
Space wrote:
SideBurner wrote:
My friend has a kid the same age who was also latching onto his parent's music (I think they're more into jam bands
Might have to call child protective services on them…that is the most heinous act of child abuse I've seen in a while
LOL, I'll take jam bands, and especially jazz, over some of the music that gets talked about on this discussion board.
I specifically left jazz off there…
and the music most of us listen to isn't actually approiate for young kids
Kidz bop sucks…please don't let your kids listen to that crap
What music are you referring to?
sweetcell
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Re: Parenting issues
April 19, 2016 at 04:15 PM UTC
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brennser wrote:
sweetcell wrote:
Space wrote:
As an adult, are you expected/required by your employer to do work at home at night beyond the eight (or more?) hours you put in at the office during the day?
if you work for the government, no.
I beg to differ…..
i should have specified, i meant consultants working for the government. in my former life as a consultant, there was a big divide between those doing public/government consulting and those working with the private sector . those doing private were expected to do 60+ hours of work a week (one of the reasons i bailed). on the government side, you were strictly prohibited from working any more than the 35-40 hours you were contracted for.
Sidehatch
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Re: Parenting issues
April 19, 2016 at 04:51 PM UTC
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Space wrote:
SideBurner wrote:
Space wrote:
SideBurner wrote:
My friend has a kid the same age who was also latching onto his parent's music (I think they're more into jam bands
Might have to call child protective services on them…that is the most heinous act of child abuse I've seen in a while
LOL, I'll take jam bands, and especially jazz, over some of the music that gets talked about on this discussion board.
I specifically left jazz off there…
and the music most of us listen to isn't actually approiate for young kids
Kidz bop sucks…please don't let your kids listen to that crap
if you have to ask you'll never knowWhat music are you referring to?
if you have to ask you'll never know
bob72
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Re: Parenting issues
April 19, 2016 at 05:13 PM UTC
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SideBurner wrote:
My friend has a kid the same age who was also latching onto his parent's music (I think they're more into jam bands
Might have to call child protective services on them…that is the most heinous act of child abuse I've seen in a while
This makes me think of that Portlandia skit where Fred and Carrie are appalled at the choices of kids music at the local library (think Raffe and the Wiggles) so they start a kid focused art rock band ala Sonic Youth circa the late 80's
"Who says a kid can't enjoy the guitar solo in a Dinosaur Jr song?"
"Kids like time changes and interesting time signatures."
brennser
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Re: Parenting issues
April 19, 2016 at 05:18 PM UTC
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sweetcell wrote:
brennser wrote:
sweetcell wrote:
Space wrote:
As an adult, are you expected/required by your employer to do work at home at night beyond the eight (or more?) hours you put in at the office during the day?
if you work for the government, no.
I beg to differ…..
i should have specified, i meant consultants working for the government. in my former life as a consultant, there was a big divide between those doing public/government consulting and those working with the private sector . those doing private were expected to do 60+ hours of work a week (one of the reasons i bailed). on the government side, you were strictly prohibited from working any more than the 35-40 hours you were contracted for.
Again, I beg to differ - I've never heard of govt consultants being limited to 40 hrs a week and in fact have regularly witnessed both Fed and contractors working 100+ hours a week in my time on this job - now whether or not they are only "billing" 40 hours a week is an entirely different matter
hutch
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Re: Parenting issues
April 19, 2016 at 05:19 PM UTC
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I probably would draw the line at playing Turbonegro for my kids… they have a lot of songs like "I want your dick in my ass.."….not that there is anything wrong with that mind you..
Its probably fortunate for them I am not into cookie monster metal
Sidehatch
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Re: Parenting issues
April 19, 2016 at 05:40 PM UTC
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funny just saw this on the BYT review of the DC Brau 5 yr thing
bob72
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Re: Parenting issues
April 19, 2016 at 05:41 PM UTC
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hutch wrote:
cookie monster metal
is that a thing? I bet killsaly knows a lot about it.
Sidehatch
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Re: Parenting issues
April 19, 2016 at 05:42 PM UTC
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bob72 wrote:
hutch wrote:
cookie monster metal
is that a thing? I bet killsaly knows a lot about it.
he only does house shows and it gets announce via smoke signals at dusk