Anyone watch Up All Night the new comedic genius show with Christina Applegate and Will Arnette? O. M. G. So the first show was a little trial and error of being serious and funny--which didn't work, but totally reflected my life so I kept going. They've fully embraced themselves and Mia Rudolph so life is good. There is this episode where they go to a kids music class and get schooled in peekaboo.
Well, I went to a music class with G$ yesterday (and a friend and her little boy--who is adorbs.) In this music class they had some "communal drums." So while we were singing some song I don't know and trying to be enthusiastic about it while no one can actually hear me sing. g is watching us tap the drum and so I take his hand and show him he can hit it... in which case I was reprimanded. "Parents, remember that we don't make our children touch the drum. That is teaching them OUR muscle memory and not letting them learn their own. We never make them do something they don't want."
At which point I tried to contain my, "Oh no you didn't" face and adequately go back to being a good parent. (that is trying to do all of the right things.)
8 comments:
LOVE this show too!
I did not know of this show and now I am dying to see it. Also, you so got schooled! How dare you encourage your child to participate in smacking a drum by showing him how to do it. Your kid is so going to fail in life. : )
Carol, most likely he'll never progress past his current verbal skills and forever wear a diaper. It's the cross I must bear.
Wait, "We never make them do something they don't want"?? Right. 'Cause that's great parenting... just hang out with your kids while they do whatever they want. That won't cause ANY problems later in life... or now...
D only does peek-a-boo in the way that "Amy's parents" were instructed to...LOL :)
That's awesome. I have a new respect for D. Baby C's dad is so awesome
Playing with your child and touching their hands is never a no no. That teacher is ridiculous!
xoxo
SC
seriously, this is really out there. it's kinda scary. I watched the first episode, but wasn't sure I could hang-but because it represents my life, I dvr'd all of them--this makes me want to go back and watch them. I could do that instead of "catching up with you" aka "stalking you on your blog" because we keep missing our lunch phone convos...but instead I have xmas gifst to wrap, or better yet, sleep to catch. miss you oddles.
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