I'm just amazed that parents don't care what their kids listen to...

[Jason@dvcstore]

My 6 month year old loves Lady Gaga. He smiles when he hears her music.

Jason

 

[Pinkpony]

This thread finally inspired me to watch a few Lady Gaga videos on YouTube. Of course I had heard of her before, but never listened to or watched her videos. I was ready to be non-impressed, but....

WOW!!! She's AMAZING! I especially love the YouTube video of her singing on the Ellen show.

 

[JessicaR]

My children have listened to all genres of music from one end of the spectrum to the other since conception. Just like me. They know right from wrong and music hasn't interfered. I wouldnt knock anyone for their choices.

 

[LiLIrishChick63]

i was a teenager in the last 90's, and i listened to stuff like Marilyn Manson, Limp Bizkit, KoRn, etc....yeah the lyrics were pretty crazy, but i was a good kid.

i got really good grades in school, i worked a part-time job from the time i was 15 on up, i never "partied" and i never got into drugs and i didn't sleep around. had a few boyfriends here and there, nothing even serious until i was around 18.

i remember this pastor at this church my parents made me go to, tried telling me that all of that music "promoted premarital sex, drugs, and alcohol" and i told him i hadn't done any of those 3 things at the time, so what happened in my case?

sometimes music is just MUSIC, you know? it's fun to listen to, and to dance to, and people don't generally take it seriously.

 

[Shyvioletisme]

Thanks for not flaming me

Just curious - would any of you give it as a b'day present to a 12 yo?

It would depend on the 12 year old...I know at that age I was reading/watching/listening to stuff that was A LOT older than for 12 years old, but I was mature enough to handle it(but then again I've always "been older than my years")...With anything of these sorts of things for me it always seems to be dependent upon the child's maturity level.

 

[LuvCuteBoys]

YOu could be right - but I wanted the mom to see the lyrics right then -not let the kids listen to it for the the rest of the night 'cause she hadn't gotten around to checking it out herself. This way she probably put an end to that CD right away.

I have never said Lady Gaga wasn't taleted - I've watched a couple interviews she's done (GMA or Today show) I knew she was supposed to go to someplace like Julliard but in my book just because she's a great composer, piano player, etc doesn't mean I condone her music

Are you just upset that your child was there listening to it? I understand setting boundaries for your kids, but you do know that they're going to be exposed to things whether you allow them to or not. I'm not saying you have to be "anything goes" but sometimes it's easier to know that your kids are exposed to things so you can talk about it.

 

[brockash]

No worries, we had my 2 yr old niece singing paparazzi in the car on a trip to FL. Was absolutely hilarious.

My 2 year old dd loved pokerface, and would ask for it anytime we were in the car.

 

[sunnyday123]

Ok, true story that should put me in the bad parents club.

When dd12 (who loves GaGa) was around 9 or so, I picked her up at after school care (I know, bad parent, but I'm a single one, so I gotta work!) and she was singing a song. I think the real name, or line, was something like "Loosen up my buttons babe," but the kids were singing "you put my butt in pain."

And yes, in spite of listening to trampy music and being in daycare, I have one of the straightest-laced kids around. I find myself secretly cheering her on if she does something a little on the wild side!!!

Ha ha!! DD was singing "Brick House" the other day. I'm pretty sure she doesn't know what it means. I just asked, and she said not really. I really don't think certain music will make them immoral hoochies and I don't sensor anything unless it's vulgar or has obcenities in it.

 

[goofy!]

Bad Romance was included in part of my daughter's Special Athletes cheer team music.

It had a great beat to do motions to. The kids loved it.

The athletes range from 10 - 22, all with special needs, either physical or cognitive. Our gym as a whole has over 200 cheerleaders down to age 4 who would hear the music constantly when they practiced. So, I guess we parents didn't much care that they were competing across the country (and practicing) to Lady GaGa.

My daughter (who has Down syndrome) loved that part of the routine so much, she managed to find it as a ring tone and now I hear Lady GaGa everytime her phone rings.

 

[VMK_MagicalLadee]

When I saw GaGa in concert, I saw countless groups of 10-12 year olds with their moms walk in. AND they were dressed up.

Gaga's lyrics aren't bad unless you are told what they mean. Just as pop music, it's catchy and I understand why kids like it.

 

[Pigeon]

I agree with the OP. My poor 12 year old dd. When she wants new songs for her ipod, she makes a list and I check them out and read the lyrics. A quarter of them or so don't make the cut. I think I've downloaded maybe one Lady Gaga song of the many on the list.

 

[lillygator]

you really showed the mom the lyrics? was it printed in the cd or did you run home and print them off?

have they RSVP'ed to your DD's party already?

guess op is not coming back!

 

[mjkacmom]

LOL - I thought of this thread when my 7 year old twins were rapping "call me Mr. Flinstone, I can make your bed rock." over and over (while dancing - ds7 has been taking hip-hop classes for years).

I honestly don't know what I'd do if a parent showed me some lyrics, and expected me to turn off the music dd had chosen for her party, when the majority of these kids listen to this music on a daily basis.

 

[Cornhusk]

Meh, I actually don't care what they listen to. I mean, if it is outrightly explicit I will say something but then again totally banning the music is a sure way to make sure it is listened to.

 

[LiLIrishChick63]

Ha ha!! DD was singing "Brick House" the other day. I'm pretty sure she doesn't know what it means. I just asked, and she said not really. I really don't think certain music will make them immoral hoochies and I don't sensor anything unless it's vulgar or has obcenities in it.

there was this song by this singer called Genuine(sp??) called "Pony" that was popular when i was younger, i was probably around 12 or so. and at the time i would constantly sing along with the lyrics, just having fun, having no clue what they meant.

now that i know what the lyrics are about i sit back and go "Wow....i can't believe i was 12, singing along to this" lol but that's pretty much how it is, a lot of younger kids won't even know what the song is really about.

and Billie Jean has always been my favorite Michael Jackson song since i was around 3, and i'd sing along to that too, not knowing what i was really singing about, just knowing that i liked the song.

 

[FlightlessDuck]

Sometimes I think I shelter my kids too much.

My daughter was trying to pick new music to play with her piano teacher. When she was asked what pop stuff she liked, she said "I dunno".

 

[lvanleer]

"Gonna find my baby gonna hold her tight
Gonna grab some afternoon delight
My mottos always been when it's right it's right
Why wait until the middle of a cold dark night?
Sky rockets in flight - afternoon delight!!!!"

I know that the song sounds like they're getting it on in the middle of the afternoon however Bill Danoff who lives in the DC area actually told us at a concert or in an interview that my DH and I heard the inspiration for the song was an afternoon menu at a restaurant in Georgetown.

 

[surfergirl602]

Guess you can add me to the list of goodie two shoes parents. We censor tv and music for our kids. At 3, 7, and 9, I really don't think they need to be listening and watching some of the crap that is out there nowadays. They are exposed to it elsewhere, but just not in our home. We primarily listen to country stations and watch disney movies anyway. But some of the stuff I hear other kids watch, like Spartacus: blood and sand... really?!? There's NO WAY I would EVER let my kids watch that!!

 

[jamimb]

I agree with the OP. My poor 12 year old dd. When she wants new songs for her ipod, she makes a list and I check them out and read the lyrics. A quarter of them or so don't make the cut. I think I've downloaded maybe one Lady Gaga song of the many on the list.

I do the exact same thing with my dd who is 14. I have to listen to the songs and read the lyrics before she can purchase them and put them on her ipod. I dont care if everyone else is listening to it!!!! I also read movie reviews before she goes to the movies with her friends and if there is sex scenes or cursing she is not to see it (I actually check her movie stub when she gets home if I am not the one to take her) Guess I'm a mean mommy

 

[allison443]

I do the exact same thing with my dd who is 14. I have to listen to the songs and read the lyrics before she can purchase them and put them on her ipod. I dont care if everyone else is listening to it!!!! I also read movie reviews before she goes to the movies with her friends and if there is sex scenes or cursing she is not to see it (I actually check her movie stub when she gets home if I am not the one to take her) Guess I'm a mean mommy

I completely respect your right to do this...but do you honestly think your daughter doesn't hear "objectionable" songs? Either by listening to a friend's ipod, or the radio, or in the car going to the movies (if you aren't driving ) Or maybe your point is not that she can't hear it, but you don't want to support the music by allowing her to buy it?

I have been known to change the radio station in the car when I do not like the lyrics, but I will discuss with my dd why I don't think it's appropriate.