The one thing that probably bothers me the most about having a two year old, is that the songs that keep running through my head are no longer those with great guitar lines and thumping bass, but are now made up of nursery rhymes and, of all things, the alphabet song.
Do you know that there are now hundreds of different versions of the alphabet song? Gone now is the traditional version that I, and many others, grew up with. Replacing it is a cocophony of sounds and instruments that have changed the learning fields forever.
Okay, to be honest they’re not that bad. But I do find myself sitting in the office and humming these tunes instead of Metallica or AC/DC like I used to (yes you can really hum their music). Gone are the days when people would look at me with respect (no I’m not deluding myself…..much) for my choice in music, and arrived are the days when other parents (particularly the mothers) will look at me in that knowing way that says they know exactly what’s going on at my home.
Oh well, such is life. All I can do now is turn up the music on my stereo and try to blast away the sounds of counting and the alphabet. I think I’ll just focus on this Daughtry song I’ve just listened to and sing it to myself for a while.
A, B, C, D…..