Warning: parenting fails documented here. Enjoy the laughter, spill some tears. It's the only way to get through a day with these two!

Friday, June 24, 2011

If I hear "Beat It" one more time...

Laney's all-time favorite song is "Beat It" by Michael Jackson.  I introduced Laney to it about a year ago and I have now listened to it at least 104 times (that is what my iPod says, but I have changed iPods in the last year too!).  I played it for her one day in the car after telling my mom in a joking manner to "beat it" when I dropped her off after running some errands with us.  Ever since then Laney demands to hear "Beat It" nearly every time we get in the car.  Recently she has even been singing along with the song from the middle row of the car.  This morning she came to tell me that there was water on her stool, and then said "It doesn't matter, just like "Beat It"."  After I sang a few bars of the song under my breath, I realized that she was quoting from the chorus:

Just beat it, beat it, beat it, beat it /No one wants to be defeated /Show 'em how funky and strong is your fight /It doesn't matter who's wrong or right /Just beat it, beat it 


I had to laugh because it was such a smart thing to say, even though it was completely random.  Perhaps I will come to regret introducing her to Luke Bryan's "Country Girl (Shake it for Me)" today.  I wonder how she will work that one into conversation.

No comments:

Post a Comment