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Ds2 has been singing non stop for over two hours now

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user1981287 · 28/10/2018 15:50

I’m now timing him to see how long it goes on but surely this is not normal? He is 11 and is working his way through the entire Disney catalogue Confused. He’s stopped for a few seconds every now and then to sip a drink but that’s it!

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EcruTable · 28/10/2018 15:54

Brilliant! Perhaps he could record an album?!

KlutzyDraconequus · 28/10/2018 15:54

At 11 I would spend whole Sundays singing whatever I fancied.
Don't worry about it.. encourage it, he may be the next big thing.
Noone encouraged me, that's why I'm not a big thing, except for my waist size but that's McDonald's fault.

Picklypickles · 28/10/2018 15:57

My daughter is 7 and has been singing non stop for about 6 years now. Doesn't even stop when she's eating.

AlexanderHamilton · 28/10/2018 15:59

I hate to tell you this but it’s a slippery slope. dd was like this and she’s now in full time musical theatre training.

Ds has spent the morning in rehearsal and the entire afternoon singing and working out the piano accompaniments.

user1981287 · 28/10/2018 16:03

Oh blimey you could be right, he’s just switched to Joseph so that’s another couple of hours worth...

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BigusBumus · 28/10/2018 16:04

My 12 year old is a singer too. He also has a slightly operatic voice which causes much hilarity. I hope he never grows out of it, but I'm sure he will.

Thatstheendofmytether · 28/10/2018 16:08

My brother was like this, made constant noise, if it wasn't proper songs he wpuld hum non stop. Drove my mum mad 😂. Not sire what age he was when he stopped.

LL83 · 28/10/2018 16:10

Sorry no help, didn't want to read and run. You'll get through this WineGrin

imarocketman50 · 28/10/2018 16:15

Not something he'll necessary grow out of. I'm 38 and sing whenever I possibly can, even miming the songs while I listen at work or at the gym. I sing to myself while swimming as well.

ifiwasabutterfly · 28/10/2018 16:24

Dd can do whole musicals, it's like a one woman rendition. We just close the doors 

user1981287 · 28/10/2018 16:29

He’s still going. I should perhaps have mentioned we are not at home. We are in a public place!

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user1981287 · 28/10/2018 16:30

He’s not disturbing anyone though

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Glossymare · 28/10/2018 16:34

My youngest takes the longest showers, where he sings Shalom Shalom may peace be with you throuuuuugh ouuut youuur daaaays, over and over and over again

redwineandcrisps · 28/10/2018 16:36

I’m literally hiding in the kitchen right now because my DS has been doing the same, and whilst I’m glad he’s happy and all..... the noise..... the fucking humming in between numbers.....

anniehm · 28/10/2018 16:37

Totally normal in my house, drives me crazy but they love singing

DyslexicNotThick · 28/10/2018 16:40

DD sings a lot, and if she's not singing she's whistling. I love it! She's so cheery and content. She often sings her sentences if she wants to talk to me.
I always know where she is in the house because I can hear her. When she isn't singing I worry cos it usually means something is not right in her world. Currently belting out "you make me feel like a natural woman". 😁 She plays numerous instruments too so music is always going to be part of her.

I asked her about 3 months ago if it was nice that she always had music playing in her head. She replied..."mostly...but sometimes I'd like if it stopped like when I'm reading or trying to get to sleep...but I just can't stop it".
It had never occurred to me that she didn't like it sometimes.

WhoGivesADamnForAFlakeyBandit · 28/10/2018 16:41

Is he related to my DH? His only claim to fame is that someone years ago once once stopped him and asked him if he'd thought of joining the choir. The easiest way to wind him up and start an argument even now is to ask him if he accepts yet that she was being sarcastic.

redwineandcrisps · 28/10/2018 17:13

Dyslexic that reminds me of when I asked my son why he came last in the cross country when he was normally one of the first (I wasn’t being horrid, honest!) he said he was listening to the Mario Odessy sound track in his head and he stopped to listen to it properly as running was distracting him 😂

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