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I have some terrible news regarding my son. Help, prayers and suggestions are needed.
My oldest boy (11) told me in the car the other day that he likes country music. "Sure," I chimed in. "Country music is a staple of America," I happily told him, bringing up names like Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Hank Williams Sr, Flying Burrito Bros, amongst many others.
"No way - I don't want to listen to your crappy bands. I want a CD with that song 'This Is How We Roll'".
Immediately I rushed home and called up the song on the interweb. The sound poured out of my speakers and into my ears like the feeling of hearing a thousand fingernails on a thousand chalkboards while chewing a wad of tin foil and pulling a popsicle stick through my teeth, all at the same time. I immediately had to pop in Exile to wash the dirty feeling out of my ears. But it still won't go away!
So I am turning to you all - what is a poor father to do when he comes home to find his beloved child listening to the local modern country station? How should I feel when I get into the car to find that country station programmed into my dial, blasting at a high volume? If I enforce a no ShitCountry rule in the house, it will only drive the boy away more and make him love the modern Nashville sound - but if I do nothing, perhaps he will never understand or discover for himself the cleansing power of rock n roll.
What can a poor boy do???
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