A Song My Daughter Learned from a Friend
By Michele21
@Michele21 (3093)
United States
April 23, 2007 6:53pm CST
So my daughter came home from school last week and one of her friends had taught her a new song. This isn't the best little girl so here is the song,
Mama's in the kitchen cookin' fried chicken
Daddy's at work acting like a jerk
Brother's at school acting like a fool
Sisters in jail acting like a female
I know it could have definitely been worse but I told my daughter not to sing it anymore because it isn't very nice. What do you think? Would you let your kids go around singing that song??
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9 responses
@LadyFenix (110)
• United States
24 Apr 07
that actually sounds like a
"hand game sound--like patty cake"it actually goes
mama's in the burning rice
daddy's in the cellar shotting some guys
sister's in her room going fruit coktail
brother's in jail raising hell
just let you girl know
that it's something that
offends people and
that if she doesn't like
to be offended
she wouldn't want to
offend anyone
I'm sure she'll understand
and won't repeat it
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@34momma (13882)
• United States
24 Apr 07
that is the way i remember the song. I don't think we sang it though, but i do remeber it that way. i would not be happy if my child girl or boy sang that song. but like you said you have to explain to them why.
@biwasaki (1745)
• United States
24 Apr 07
I wouldn't let my daughter go around singing that either. Personally, I feel like kids are a reflection of their parents. So if someone heard her singing that song, I can only imagine what they would think of me and my husband and our parenting skills.
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@loujac3 (1188)
• United States
24 Apr 07
Thank goodness my daughters are adults now! I remember some of the little ditties that used to go around and they did bother me. I would casually mention to my daughters how this did not sound nice. I tried not to make a big issue about it since that only draws more attention to the bad habit. What is really funn is that as they get older they will look back on this and think how stupid it was or in some cases how bigoted it was.
It isn't as bad as some of the songs kid pick up.
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@danishcanadian (28953)
• Canada
24 Apr 07
You were right to put a stop to that one. I'd definitely put a stop to that song right away, but I'd explain it to my child. I would not get mad at my child, because she probably didn't think it was wrong at the time. I'd explain to her gently why it wasn't very nice, and tell her not to sing it.
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@Michele21 (3093)
• United States
24 Apr 07
I was nice about it and didn't get upset, I just told her it wasn't nice to sing a song like that, but that some Mommy's & Daddy's think it is okay and funny, but we don't think it is very cute =)
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@sunshine4 (8703)
• United States
24 Apr 07
It's probably one of those catchy tunes too, right? I would be upset if my daughter sang that also. It is amazing what kids will teach each other. I bet it will be hard for your daughter to stop singing it if the other kids are doing it. She will hear it and then it will be in her head. Give her some space. If she does sing it again, just remind her that it isn't a nice song and you don't want to hear her singing it again. good luck.
@lightningMD (5931)
• United States
24 Apr 07
No,I wouldnt let my kids sing it either.How come they can memorize a song but not their spelling words?
@mjsdls (1840)
• United States
24 Apr 07
No way, things that goes around these days and most people see nothing wrong with it. I would not let my son sing it. I'm glad you heard about it and was able to correct her. Children pick up so many things at school. If we only knew them all we would be horrified.
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@Rexy_leigh (1189)
• Philippines
24 Apr 07
I don't have a daughter as of the moment, and I wouldn't want my daughter or son (when I'll have one) to go sing that song around. Though it could have a nice rhythm, still the meaning of the song doesn't sound so good.
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@daycarepal (1998)
• United States
24 Apr 07
I wouldn't want my daughter walking around signing that song either. I would have done the same as you. I would have told her that it wasn't a very nice song. And I probably would have taught her a new song that was more appropriate. Geezzz it's amazing what kids learn from each other, isn't it.
