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???

Our folks all said the same thing about The Stones...and we all....Uhm...nevermind!

I will try to play this for him tomorrow.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQPlU5q1CBI

We'll see what happens!

It Could be Worse and he could listen that God awful Nasal Crap I don't allow here in Casa De Kilroy!
The Wrap Stops Here!
Elvis Lives in the Hearts of every true Southern!

#1 Play the YouTits clip of Keef & Norah Jones singing "Love Hurts"
#2 Kick the shit outta him and say he's listening to fag music (and if in rebellion, he listens even more to ShitCountry, spread a rumor in his high school he's a fag).
#3 Trick him into drinking moonshine and then put him to listen to Mr. Cash
#4 Trick him into eatng peyotes and then do he rest as explained on #3
#5 #3 & #4 together
#6 All of the above together at the same time

You Know I Know
What they call Country aint Country no more!
Rock Is Dead! Because of it in my world, its depressing!
I pray for you and strength to do the right thing!

If your kids are talking to you....it's all good regardless of what they say....When they go silent there's trouble ahead.

Pretend you are into it as well...offer to get tickets and hang out with him and his friends ...tell him how cool and neat the band is...hang a poster...

It seems to work in those horrible disney kids shows...

Dude, I like that song also. Song of The Summer last year. Heavy rotation in theme/water parks all over The USA last season! See below-

http://youtu.be/CbxuXq_981s

gimmekeef wrote on Feb 22^nd, 2015 at 9:24am:

If your kids are talking to you....it's all good regardless of what they say....When they go silent there's trouble ahead.

"Pretend you are into it as well...offer to get tickets and hang out with him and his friends ...tell him how cool and neat the band is...hang a poster...

It seems to work in those horrible disney kids shows..."
Yes Sir this is the truth!
Don't give up on them!

nothing wrong ith country music expose him to the good stuff

williams
monroe
cash
jones
haggard
nelson
owens

Hmm . . . are you making fun of my prayer thread?

PRAYER WORKS!

Anyways, thanks to all who prayed for me!  Things turned out in my favor, I think, I hope . . . I'll know for sure by the end of this week!

This is "what we do".

Starbuck wrote on Feb 21^st, 2015 at 10:44pm:

I will try to play this for him tomorrow. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQPlU5q1CBI We'll see what happens!

Happy Birthday Johnny!  :keithpunky :willya

I blame Obama

no further tips on how to handle this,
but drinking is always a good way to go I find.

Agree with Mojo on the older artists.  If the boy wants newer artists that are worth listening to I would suggest Ryan Bingham and Sturgill Simpson.  Most of what is on country radio is just like pop radio, not worth listening to and could damage your ears.  You have to search around to find the good stuff.

If your son doesn't like to listen to your favorite bands, it's understanable. I have no kids; I have a nephew who recently said to me something like: "at least I listen to NEW things".

[I wanted to kill his stupid looking headphones. I didn't.]

On his behalf, that kid is 18 years old. I remember being one. Besides, adults can be assholes too.One of my teachers was an incredible asshole; she kicked me out of the class [while I was nine or ten years old]. I can't even remember her name. She even made fun of me, when I was nine years old,while I was crying about I don't know what. [I'm writing about the time when 'bullying' wasn't a common word.]

I hated school. The only good thing is that I found some friends.

Anyway, good luck, and just give space to that son of yours. We're all assholes, deep inside.

Soon he will prob develop an affection for Taylor (Swift)'s back catalogue &/or little botty. Everything should be fine.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IaZ2xEq9yBY

I watch the show Nashville on the down low. :blankfriggingstare1

TRUCKERS!!!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLwrPDRRnf8


And drinking, of course.

I have the opposite going on: my oldest daughter (who turns 2 on March 7th; other daughter is 3 months) loves "Brown Sugar" and always asks me to play it ("daddy, bwown shugeh peeeeez").

I'm sure this changes in about 8-10 years :(

Cant wait for 90210's response in regard  to your 2 year old daughter...

Happy Birthday Boomette!!!