Demented.....

Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
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Mr kiffa and I consider ourselves pretty open minded; especially when it comes to our teenage kids [oldest at 16 and twins at 15]. We don’t censor reading materials or music or movies or games that they play. We have relied on their common sense which we struggle to nurture since their births. That might be an oxymoron: teens with common sense, but that is not the topic of this thread.

Yesterday evening I was in the computer room with two of these people. I’m busy away while my oldest son is surfing the internet as he listens to… whaa? that is clearly not hip hop or rap [which I kinda enjoy because much is as melodic as West African music]. No, this abomination is loud, coarse, corrodes the ears with raspy voices… clashing guitars, but not like The Clash - this is more like semi truck scraping black board before crashing into the nice new shining Lexus. Oh the horror, the horror…

Wait a minute… listen to the lyrics before you yell at him to turn that fucking noise off… “Jesus Christ…”… “redemption…” whaaa??? OK, take control of either the situation or yourself.

She smiles sweetly and growls what kinda music you listening to, kid. Demented. Is this some sort of new Christian heavy metal punk rock kinda band? No. Demented. Now visions of Columbine, leathers, AK 57s start zipping thru Mom’s mind.

Do not loose control. This is only music. He will not go off and become…some nazi weirdo [he’s a Finn-Afro which is a mix of African American and Finnish American]. Daughter waltzs in…head starts bouncing as she listens to this junk. Wait, remember there are no gender distinctions.

Argh. While I have heard stuff that I don’t particularly like in terms of rap or PS2 games etc., I cannot start censoring based on my likes and dislikes. This shit I totally hate, but what to do…

Hey kiffette #1 turn that music a bit softer or listen with the headset… it’s plain awful. Thanks.

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I listened to a lot of really loud, violent music in my teens. Some of it was pretty graphic. When I want to blow off some steam, I still listen to it sometimes. At any rate, what I’m trying to say is that I turned out ok. It sounds like you’re a great parent. Don’t worry about a little “weird” music. Most kids go through a phase similar to that. He’ll grow up to be a fine, upstanding citizen- just like the rest of us.:wink:

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On a door inside a closet, halfway around the world from the OP, are various written tributes to the glory and the wonder of the Beatles.* Particular attention was paid to George Harrison. These tributes remain long after the posters, trading cards, and albums have left the house. These tributes have remained in existence for closing on 40 years, despite the opportunity to be painted over many many times by the OP’s tolerant mother.

kiffa, you have now become Mom. Very cool.

  • Not saying that Demented is at the same level as the Beatles, just the dissonance to the ears of the mothers.
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Twelve years ago, my then 17 year old son brings home a videotape of GWAR.
This is the job of all teenagers; Freak Out your parents.

  • He’s now a 30 year old upright, taxpaying citizen. Serves him right.
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WELL, THANK YOU PEOPLE…

Now I know that my kids are going to grow up to be fucking Republicans and I am like my mom [I love her dearly, but who wants to be like their parents?]… you really made my day …

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We aim to please. :slight_smile: