"elizabeth emerald" <nospamplease@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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>...
> what do you think about toddlers listening to music which has some
swearing
> or other adult content in it? DS is almost 22 months & loves the music
we
> listen to (as well as his own kid's stuff) and he seems to be only
listening
> to the rhythm or instruments but i'm wondering if he is taking in what
is
> being sung?
>
> so what do you do in your home?
Well, mine is eleven, so she's definitely past the toddler stage, but
I did have to consider the same things when she was younger . . .
.. . . basically, I decided that I wasn't going to play Lords of Acid
in front of her, but if it was a song that had some adult lyrics but
they weren't *really clearly discernable*, I wasn't going to worry
about it . . .
.. . . of course, this meant that her favorite song, when she was about
five, was the live version of Ministry's "Stigmata" . . . *cracks up*
Thankfully, she NEVER seemed to understand the "**** this, **** that"
bit at the end ;>
So, in other words, I'll play Sisters of Mercy's "Driven Like The
Snow" in front of her ("**** me and marry me young") because it's one
word, said quickly in the course of the lyrics . . . but I won't play
NIN's "The Only Time," ("The devil wants to **** me in the back of his
car") because it's *really clear* and easily heard . . .
.. . . then again, Kira is really good about not swearing, anyway --
I've explained to her that there are certain things that Mommy says
while driving that aren't to be repeated, and she calls it all "car
talk," which amuses me greatly ;>
-- Andi
++I am the Angel of Death with amphetamine eyes / I'm the sinking
feeling in between your thighs++
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