The things I find when searching up kids' songs...

[conuly]

That's *one* method of teaching the alphabet...

And, much like when Ana puts her hands together and tries to make us all "bess amen?", I feel vaguely guilty over being just a tiny bit creeped out. Of course, I also feel creeped out when I hear kindegarteners chanting the Pledge of Allegiance (especially when they end "you may now be seated"). I just don't like little kids having beliefs pushed on them before they're old enough to understand them. Even if they're my beliefs. I think.... I can't think of any beliefs I have which are irrational, but then again, of course I'd say that, right?

Or, alternatively, this might bother me because in no world should "o-p" be the start of a phrase instead of the end. That's irrational, now....

Comments

[peaseblossom03.livejournal.com]

It's more than creepy. It's also crappy meter and rhyme scheme.

[conuly]

*snickers*

One doesn't expect brilliance from hacked together abecedarian hymns for children.

[kibbles.livejournal.com]

Funny thing is I don't push the pledge thing as much with my son as my daughter -- I want them to make the decision to say it or not BUT I don't think my son understands why he shouldn't say it (or should say it). Thankfully, so far the school is cool with them not saying it, I just wish they were cool about other things, like not removing hats on demand, and using titles. (Two other Quaker 'things'. The hat I'm more admant about than the titles -- and THAT I have instilled on my children for a very long time.)

[conuly]

School officials pick the stupidest things to be uptight about.

[literalgirl.livejournal.com]

That is just stomach-turning.

The juxtaposition of all the cutesy animated animals with the stupid, icky lyrics just really gets me.

[wodhaund.livejournal.com]

Oh wow, I remember that song from my old Sunday School classes. Hated it then, hate it now.

[peaseblossom03.livejournal.com]

It's more than creepy. It's also crappy meter and rhyme scheme.

[conuly]

*snickers*

One doesn't expect brilliance from hacked together abecedarian hymns for children.

[kibbles.livejournal.com]

Funny thing is I don't push the pledge thing as much with my son as my daughter -- I want them to make the decision to say it or not BUT I don't think my son understands why he shouldn't say it (or should say it). Thankfully, so far the school is cool with them not saying it, I just wish they were cool about other things, like not removing hats on demand, and using titles. (Two other Quaker 'things'. The hat I'm more admant about than the titles -- and THAT I have instilled on my children for a very long time.)

[conuly]

School officials pick the stupidest things to be uptight about.

[literalgirl.livejournal.com]

That is just stomach-turning.

The juxtaposition of all the cutesy animated animals with the stupid, icky lyrics just really gets me.

[wodhaund.livejournal.com]

Oh wow, I remember that song from my old Sunday School classes. Hated it then, hate it now.