tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2578330773825615936.post5417761602528783591..comments2009-03-31T00:31:45.973-04:00Comments on Reign of the Girl-Child: Advice and discussion for moms of teen and preteen girls: Britney-Mania, Clueless Parents & Lyrical MadnessFelicia (aka Mommy B)noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2578330773825615936.post-46151551111888346762009-03-31T00:31:00.000-04:002009-03-31T00:31:00.000-04:00Exactly! See how we subject ourselves to such pain...Exactly! See how we subject ourselves to such pain for our children? The endless sacrifices we make. Bleeding ears and all. And I try to listen with a straight face. At this point, I should be used to some of the more raunchy lyrics, but sometime it's hard to keep the disgusted look off my face.Felicia (aka Mommy B)http://www.blogger.com/profile/11475142805368155746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2578330773825615936.post-28661533762129076492009-03-30T23:09:00.000-04:002009-03-30T23:09:00.000-04:00Oh, these little girls at my place KNOW Lil' Wayne...Oh, these little girls at my place KNOW Lil' Wayne and the rest of them can't hold a candle to Stevie Wonder and Marvin Gaye and Chaka Khan and Erykah Badu and Jill Scott. But I don't bar them from listening to it; we listen and discuss. I think it's better for them to be aware than pretending they don't listen and then getting then mixing up the messages when left to their own devices... The worst part, though, is that I have to listen to that crap in order to explain to them what's wrong with it. ARGH!MBB Founder and Editor Denene Millnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17413819770146273768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2578330773825615936.post-77228707354297173992009-03-28T00:18:00.000-04:002009-03-28T00:18:00.000-04:00I hear you. I'm up in my daughter's biz, too. Beca...I hear you. I'm up in my daughter's biz, too. Because no one else pays attention until they see your baby shakin' it like a rock star singing "IfYouSeekAmy!" at the top of her lungs. :-DFelicia (aka Mommy B)http://www.blogger.com/profile/11475142805368155746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2578330773825615936.post-56958440673352880502009-03-27T22:58:00.000-04:002009-03-27T22:58:00.000-04:00I am so involved in what soon-to-be 3yr old is doi...I am so involved in what soon-to-be 3yr old is doing, at times I think she is getting sick of me. LOL. I hear you though- you have to pay attention because if you don't no one else will.Mom on the Risehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10284979200935845181noreply@blogger.com