In the continuing saga of things of music media & the wholesomeness, or lack thereof, I'm noticing that the battle has been taken to the next level in my children. I realize now that my own journey of recent days has been training me to, or shedding light upon, the need to meet the ensuing media onslaught head on & stand my ground.
Why are 3rd graders listening to the music of Dio, Scorpions, Bon Jovi, Z.Z. Top, and, ugh..., the dreaded Iron Maiden? And the answer is either the kid's parents listen to it or the parents don't screen what it is the child listens to. In my own journey into the realm of metaldom, my parents as great as they are, didn't involve themselves in the monitoring & restriction of music content. The metal roamed free....wheee. And if that's not bad enough the child listening to the aforementioned inappropriate lyrical content had one of their parents burn a copy of songs & gave to Noah & another student. And now I must create simple ways to teach Noah & boyz about not cloning media to give to others & why the particular media is not appropriate for them. I hope I have the needed stamina & wisdom to redirect little ears towards Dale, Ventures, the Vai's & Satriani's, etc.
Do not be afraid but be very afraid for peer influence has begun.
Thursday, October 19, 2006
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Well, you could make your own G-rated mixes and restrict your kiddies to that.
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