For the last two weeks, I've been in a different music mindset than my usual thuggin' gettin' shit done phase. It started when I turned on a random 90s playlist on Pandora while I was cleaning the house. You 80s' babies get it! The only way to clean is while jamming out.
So, needless to say, my playlist has been consistently "vintage" ranging from the greatest hits of the 90s to the 2000s' soundtrack of my late teens to early momhood years.
Backroads Car Concerts Make a Perfect Marriage and Parenting Activity
It's been amusing - to say the least - watching my kids' reactions to the songs we've been jamming. The hubs and I have been rocking out, having major car concerts while we waste time cruising around with the canines, waiting on the minis to finish their random activities - basketball for the pre-teen boy last night and today and tumbling for the mini lady.
On the way home last night, I had the joy of witnessing my boys singing along to some lesser known songs from two decades ago. While some of them have been due to my influence, there were several songs they knew that hadn't been my doing.
As we sang along to a family karaoke, throwback style, I made the joke - quite seriously - that we seemed to be some angry folks back in the day. It's no wonder most of us have mental problems and childhood traumas. The 90s were a rough time with a lot of horrendous firsts and the events of the 2ks have seemed to only get worse.
The Days Are Speeding Past Lighting Fast
I don't think back in the old days that I really (or maybe most of us) really paid attention to the lyrics of our favorite songs. Then again, perhaps we did, since we still seem to know all the words two and three decades later. I think it's more likely that we didn't have the life experience to fully appreciate the meanings behind the words.
Music has the power to make us feel different things through time as our perception of life changes. It can control your thoughts, your memories, and your emotions. There's a reason that music is now being used as a form of therapy, especially in Alzheimer's patients. It's said that music can help bring back memories.
While I wasn't transported back in time as we rode around yesterday, I think the simple pleasure of getting that - which happens less and less as the kids get older - will be a memory that I treasure for years to come. Especially as our oldest son nears graduation in May and turning 18 in April. Soon, he'll move out and I'll have to start the process of letting go.
Rocking Out with the Best of the 90s and 2k
And while the world is a terrifying place, I can only hope I've prepared them for the realities of the real world. But the one thing I can be sure of is that I've at least provided them with one important trait - fantastic music tastes!
Check out our 90s/00s playlist of the week to witness first hand the fantastic parenting we've done in regards to the music we've passed along to our kids.- Drowning Pool (Bodies is a family anthem on family road trips)
- Skillet
- Panic at the Disco
- Green Day
- Evanescence
- Papa Roach
- Shinedown
- Snoop Dogg
- Linkin Park
- Big Tymers
- Leafly
- Paramore
- Nickelback
- Three Days Grace
- Creed
- Seether
- Ice Cube
- Akon
Do any of these songs make an appearance on any of your playlists? How do your kids feel about your music? Is there a song or artist that y'all bond over?
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