Inappropriate Children's Songs

Well, I'm back from Nantucket. The wedding was really beautiful (more on that later). And the heat wave continued with the weather producing another super hot and absolutely beautiful weekend. I never thought I would say this, but I have had TOO MUCH SUN! I am RED - like the lobsters I have eaten FOUR days in a row. Are  you jealous? I was trying to get my fill of lobster before heading back to London - which by the way, I'm doing tomorrow (sob sob).

But I definitely got my fill of New England this weekend. Seriously, I think that Nantucket might just be the epitome of New England. But as I should be going to bed and trying to get a good night's sleep as I will surely not sleep on the flight tomorrow and I have to go straight to work on Tuesday morning, I'm going to save my Nantucket post for later and instead I'm going to share something a bit funny.

While driving to Nantucket, and sitting in the back of my friend's car, I was flipping through a book of children's songs that was laying around in the back seat. And boy was I shocked to see what kinds of songs we are singing to kids these days!

I know that right now you are thinking, how bad can it be? So, first of all, a picture of the book cover - just so you can see that it is an actual kid's book and I swear to God that I'm not making this up:

See - just a harmless little kid's book with nursery rhymes and lullabies

But, as I was flipping through the pages, I came across this song:

Umm? What?

And, just a few pages later:

I'm starting to get scared...

And finally this one:

Much less offensive, but still funny

My friend found the whole thing very amusing. Although she told me she was slightly less amused when one night her son asked her to read "I Love Little Pussy" (I feel dirty just writing those words by the way) and when she told him that she couldn't sing that song he then asked her to sing "Ride a Cockhorse." At that point, she suggested another book altogether. I suggest that she gets rid of the book completely before they get old enough to start asking uncomfortable questions, but that she saves it for much later (for example when her sons are in their late twenties) and then she can bring it out and laugh about it with them!

So, as I mentioned, I'm hopping back across the pond to London tomorrow. And this means that my vacation is officially OVER. I'm back to work on Tuesday. I have a feeling it's gonna be a crazy week so don't get worried if you don't hear from me for a couple days. I promise that I will be thinking of you and I have lots of great stuff to tell you!

Stay cool!