Miss 8.5 got an MP3 for Christmas, and in the two months she has had it it seems to have wielded quite an influence over her.
Along the lines of "Insert earbuds, drift off into own little world, become oblivious to anything and everyone round me, inflict the latest *Miley Cyrus dirge on all those in earshot, do not remove earbuds when it is completely obvious that a grown-up is speaking to me, instead whine "Whaaaatttt?" and pull a you-are-so-inconveniencing-me face" kind of influence.
Behaviour that is not really in character for our easy-going, normally respectful, mostly polite daughter.
I am starting to regret the purchase. I mean, I am starting to regret that Santa thought an MP3 player would be a really cool idea.
In fact, the word CONFISCATION is springing to mind.
*For those of you not acquainted with any pre-teen girls, Miley Cyrus is the offspring of Billy Ray "Achy-Breaky Heart" Cyrus and has her own television show on the Disney Channel in which she stars as herself and as alter-ego, popstarlet "Hannah Montana" with the now mulletless Billy Ray starring as himself and as Miley's manager. Tooth-grindingly cheesy, and a HUGE hit with the three pre-teen girls in residence. And she can't really sing all that good neither.
Along the lines of "Insert earbuds, drift off into own little world, become oblivious to anything and everyone round me, inflict the latest *Miley Cyrus dirge on all those in earshot, do not remove earbuds when it is completely obvious that a grown-up is speaking to me, instead whine "Whaaaatttt?" and pull a you-are-so-inconveniencing-me face" kind of influence.
Behaviour that is not really in character for our easy-going, normally respectful, mostly polite daughter.
I am starting to regret the purchase. I mean, I am starting to regret that Santa thought an MP3 player would be a really cool idea.
In fact, the word CONFISCATION is springing to mind.
*For those of you not acquainted with any pre-teen girls, Miley Cyrus is the offspring of Billy Ray "Achy-Breaky Heart" Cyrus and has her own television show on the Disney Channel in which she stars as herself and as alter-ego, popstarlet "Hannah Montana" with the now mulletless Billy Ray starring as himself and as Miley's manager. Tooth-grindingly cheesy, and a HUGE hit with the three pre-teen girls in residence. And she can't really sing all that good neither.
oh gawd I can't stand Hannah Montana aka Miley Cyrus, my daughter keeps asking me to download her songs and I so don't want to...
Hand in hand with hormonal surge? They have one anytime around 9/9.5/10 don't they!
I do lots of confiscating. Or I just don't recharge them for a while until the attitudes improve. Or, I whip the children and send them to bed without their supper. Wait, that last one I don't do, but I read about it in a fairy tale once. Sounded like sage advice.
AmyF, I know! The whole Disney teenbopper crew drive me bonkers. The next Big Thing with the girls are the Jonas Brothers - at least they can hold a tune.
Jo - yes, it's on the horizon. The niece (who's 10 this year) is showing definite signs. Heaven help us! Was I this much of a pain in the neck when I was 9-10?
AmyP - It does work doesn't it. Yep, hit 'em where it hurts!