Pointless things that you teach your kids!!!

[Chanelno5]

Spent a while yesterday teaching eldest 2 the actions for 'YMCA'. Why? I don't know really, afterall being a member of the 'Village People' isn't really a viable career option nowadays.Today's new resolution:- must start getting a grip on reality!

Are you teaching them Agadoo today?!

Do you remember that 'Superman' one, all I remember is the underarm spray action and 'ring the bell'.

Oh school discos .....

Oh Ems, shamefully I admit we've already done that one!

Don't forget "Oops upside your head", that will make sure that everyone wants to be their friend at Freshers' Week in 15 years' time.
I'd say that YMCA was no more daft or futile than the approved choreography of The Wheels on the Bus, as inflicted on helpless parents in toddler groups and nurseries around the country. Now what's that all about?

However, I definitely draw the line at 'The Birdies' Song' !

Ha..Ha..I've taught my 2 year old to clink his beaker and say 'cheers'. Thing is this now happens at breakfast, lunch, dinner etc!

Marina - thank you for you support. Oh yes, I can hold my head high at the school gate, ok, other peoples' kids may swim, play tennis or do ballet better than mine, but if push came to shove, could their kids do all the actions to 'YMCA'? I don't think so! How true about 'Wheels on the Bus'. This was my eldest's favourite rhyme for quite sometime and I was nearly driven (totally) mad by being forced to sing it upteen times a day. Also, the line 'the mummy's on the bus chatter chatter chatter' always got my goat a bit. Do you think it was written by a man perhaps? What sexual stereotyping - us women chatter, never!

But the men on the bus go 'nod, nod, nod' does that mean they are just humouring us???

We used to say "where's your cheesy face?" when our DD was about 18 months, so she'd give us a big grin and "You are the weakest link" so she'd say Goodbye! R.

Mine know all the words to "Jilted John" - how sad is this? Also, various obscure lyrics by Half Man, Half Biscuit and Sonic Youth. The four year old also does a pretty good Lady macbeth impression. Well you know what Philip Larkin says!

The daddies on the bus go "moan moan moan"..

'The daddies on the bus' line has always perplexed me - are they nodding off, or are they doing their usual act of agreeing with you when they aren't actually listening to you (as Lil implies)?. No such ambiguity about 'moan' though, Vbleau, although I find they tend to moan anywhere and everywhere, not just on the bus!

in the local version the dadddies on the bus go chatter, chatter chatter and the mummies go shhh after the babies go wah.