Monday, November 29, 2010

Child-Free Flights

I was reading the times this morning and came across this article: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/14/travel/14babies-journeys.html
As someone who flies frequently, and now frequently with a child, I was a little upset by people's reaction to children on planes. The worst was one Ian Burfurd's reaction to screaming child. Apparently he thought the parents weren't trying hard enough to quiet their child. His solution, "...give them a pacifier, do something to make them stop." Really?! Give them a pacifier? well guess what Ian Burfurd, my daughter doesn't use a pacifier, and would yell even louder if I tried to shove one in her mouth. So stop trying to parent someone else's kid.
I understand how trying it can be to be on a plane with an upset child, I wasn't always a mother, but I have always tried to be sympathetic. Just remember that as difficult as it is for you to listen to a baby scream it's about one hundred times worse for the parent. You never know how your child is going to act on a flight. My daughter has made many cross country flights, and has behaved differently on each and every one. She is usually very well behaved, but there have been flights where she has done nothing but cried. And try as I might, there was nothing I can do about it. We do tend to fly first class, and, as you can imagine, some other passengers don't always appreciate it. However, on our last flight, the man behind me didn't even know she was there until he stood up and looked over my seat as we were LEAVING the plane. So all parents can do is try to prepare for every possible situation, but sometimes parents are just as helpless as their children.

Wednesday, November 10, 2010

All my friends are insects


At any given time of any given day there is a great chance that a song from the show Yo Gabba Gabba is running through my head. While my brain used to be a veritable radio for rock from any and all decades, my station is now tuned exclusively to songs for a toddler.
I must say, if there was ever a kid's show whose songs were to play on an endless loop in your head Yo Gabba Gabba would be the one for a music lover.
I mean, come on, a show created by a DJ and The Aquabats? What more could a young hip parent ask for? If you ever wanted to see Rivers Cuomo sing and dance in a giant flee costume, Yo Gabba Gabba is the show for you. Weezer's YGG song "All my friends are insects" reminded me how much I loved them and even made me consider buying their new album HURLEY.
But perhaps my all time favorite song from the show is from Brobee's birthday episode when The Ting Tings sing "Happy Birthday," coincidentally is the same song that plays (in this case performed by Altered Images) in "Sixteen Candles," one of my absolute favorite movies.

Saturday, October 30, 2010

What?!?

So I just started this blog and it took me three times to get that thing to prove I'm not a computer right. I am not a computer! My inability to figure that out should prove that. Who gets those things on the first try anyway?