Parenting - another view

[nwhyte]

From the incomparable Dave BarryA while ago The New York Times printed an item concerning an 11-year-old girl who was overheard on the streets of East Hampton, N.Y., telling her father, "Daddy, Daddy, please don't sing!" The daddy was Billy Joel. The irony, of course, is that a lot of people would pay BIG money to hear Billy Joel sing. But of

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[communicator]

heh, my daughter gave me strict instructions the other day: I am never allowed to either dance or sing where anyone could hear or see me

'Am I allowed to dance to the radio in the kitchen?'
'hmmm... Only if there is nobody else in the house.'

[sammywol]

This is a bit hard on poor Billy. It is a vulnerable spot a mile wide. What is Mom's equivalent? 'Mom, Mom, please don't sashay down the sidewalk artfully dropping your jacket off and tossing it over your shoulder!'

Actually I think if I was their kid I would veto Mommy ever standing next to Daddy in public in case people thought that Daddy was my rather short brother - sorry meow!.

[nwhyte]

LOL!