Tuesday, October 06, 2009

Sophie's latest lyrics

I'm still too busy to post much right now...BUT, I had to take time to share this because it totally cracked me up. Some of you probably know that our Sophie (age 9) has written some original songs in the past...her biggest hit was the irritatingly catchy "Nachos & Cheese" that she composed a year or two ago (she said she was inspired by her brother's breath, just so you know.) Well, on Sundays, we have implemented a new household rule...the kids are supposed to have "no screens" to encourage them to do other things beside watching TV and playing video games. But they are allowed to use the computer as long as it is for creative purposes only....they just can't play games on it or surf the internet, etc. So Sophie has taken over the computer upstairs....been churning out the songs, stories, newspaper articles....you name it, she writes it (she keeps asking for her own blog!) Anyway, I just came upstairs to use the kids' computer and found this...the lyrics to her latest composition. Now remember...she is 9.

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"MY ACHING HEART

My achin' heart
My achin' heart
I've got a heart that's achin'

I am alone
I am alone
You just don't want to see me

Well, go away
Well, go away
I don't even love you now

My achin' heart
My achin' heart
I've got a heart that's achin'

-To all you people who are heartbroken"
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WHA' ???? Not exactly sure where this is coming from or what to make of it...but I'm thinking I should be concerned. Yes, I'm laughing, but surely this kind of angst cannot be healthy for a 9 year old. I thought we had a great, open mother-daughter relationship and GOOD GRIEF the girl talks non-stop, so I didn't think it was possible that she might have something she was keeping from me. Quite literally, I didn't think it was possible....she DOES NOT STOP TALKING...she keeps NOTHING to herself...did I mention she talks A LOT? Maybe she's just good at empathizing with other people's pain....or maybe I need to be listening better?

1 comments:

Anonymous said...

I wonder where she gets this from?
dlowe

 
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