Song Lyrics...

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Thu, 04-05-2007 - 7:19pm

My dh's aunt's husband just showed up at my house not a happy camper.... (dh's aunt and husband are our age) He has twin boys that are the same age as my dd, but a grade younger. We call the kids cousins.... My dd is the oldest of all the kids in the family... I've asked dd to not dement her younger cousins. They are all on a pretty short leashes....

Well, cousin got an ipod for Christmas - but they don't have internet so he came over here for my dd to put songs on his ipod. He had a list of songs written down one being "Crazy *itch" - it is a graphic song. In just talking to dd, she said she told him that he probably didn't want that song, he said he did, and she put in on there for him.

Well, his dad apparently just heard it today for the first time and went ballistic. Drove over here in the snowstorm - I guess trying to get my dd in trouble. I personally don't have a problem with it. I have a respectful daughter. She's not going around doing the things in the song or saying the words. The song plays on the radio, but they just *bleep* out the very obvious words.

I asked him if he wanted to talk to my dd about it and he kinda stormed out, I guess annoyed that I wasn't ticked. I have bigger battles than a song...

Should I have dd call him? The son, according to the father, made it sound like dd just put the song on there.... I know my dd - she definitely looks out for her cousins....I've always gotten along with this family and I don't want tension and I don't want dd to outcasted and seen as a bad influence.




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Registered: 02-14-2007
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Thu, 04-05-2007 - 7:57pm
Well, I could be wrong, but I think if you spoke to your DD and got the story, plus you offered to have him speak to her but he stormed out, then I wouldn't necessarily have your DD call him. I'd think that would be a difficult call for her to make. You've already relayed her side of the story. If their kid is young enough that they are this concerned about the songs, then they should perhaps look at the kid's list beforehand and/or supervise the downloading of the music. That's just my opinion. Sounds like your DD acted responsibly, although if we're splitting hairs, I guess she could have checked with the kid's parents before putting that song on the iPod. But how was she supposed to know that the parents hadn't OK'd the list?
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Registered: 07-19-2003
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Thu, 04-05-2007 - 11:49pm

Okay so, we have an extensive music library on the computer. Every song has been legally purchased either from itunes or on a CD bought from a music store. I don't believe in illegal downloading for a number of reasons. But, anyway, our library represents a fairly large dollar investment and it goes on to CD's for the car or onto our respective ipod's.

Now if one of my nieces comes over here and chooses to download some music on to their ipod, for FREE btw after I paid for it, then if their parents don't like the songs they can go ahead on their own computer and delete it. Or they can forbid any downloading from my PC and just go ahead and pay for their own music.

Your dd acted responsibly. The man overreacted and esp driving in a snowstorm to freak out over a song. Just delete it for goodness sakes...

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Fri, 04-06-2007 - 7:04am
If I remember right, your DD is 15, correct? Which would make the "offending kid" also 14 or 15. At that age, he needs to take responsibility for his own iPod and what's on it. He should know what his parents are going to freak out over and behave accordingly. I think the dad was out of line, and needs to deal with his own child and not yours. If YOU had put the song on the iPod, he might have a leg to stand on, but where your DD and his DS are near the same age... how would he like it if you started ranting at HIS child? And if he's got this big of a reaction over a song, what's he going to do when junior starts getting into riskier behavior? IMO, he needs to lighten up, I'd just let it drop.
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Fri, 04-06-2007 - 8:23am

Thanks all, I really appreciate the feedback.

The father never heard my dd's version - he stormed out w/out talking to her and before I could. I saw the boy's song list when he came over that day and I specifically remember seeing that song on the list. I mean, the song's been on there since Christmas...

I don't want him mad at us as his boys are pretty much my son's only "social life" and I don't want out of "retaliation" that severed? I emailed his wife and I'm on pins and needles waiting for her reply. She tends to be more level headed when it comes to these things.... I'm just annoyed because it was inferred that my dd just put the song on there against the boy's wishes lol....