Music in the Car

Very rarely in my girl's lives have I indulged them with "kid's music" in the car. I like the girls to enjoy the music that I enjoy, so we can all be happy with what's playing while we travel. Sure, we went through a phase when we all enjoyed The Wiggles, but I think I was tricked into that one. I listen to a variety of music, from The Dixie Chicks to Amy Winehouse to Fergie and pretty much everything in between. My girls love theDixie Chicks. They are requested most often, and I am always happy to oblige. Now, I have loved them for years, but have to admit, they became even more dear to me when they stirred up all of that controversy regarding the President. I am so glad that after many years of grief, people finally understand that the chicks were right, and that they got to take their music in a new direction because of the lack of support from country radio stations. They are incredible musicians who say what they think, and have turned what seemed like a career killer into their biggest success. We are big fans around here. Back to the car. All three of the girls sit in the way back of our van. They all discuss what song they would like to hear, request it and then proceed to sing all of the words, nearly perfectly...even Maya. This impresses me and actually makes me tear up during one song in particular. There is a song called, 'I Hope' which they love and I really like hearing them sing it. The best part is,
"But our children are watching us
They put their trust in us
They're gonna be like us
It's okay for us to disagree
We can work it out lovingly
I hope, for more love, more joy and laughter
I hope, we'll have more than we'll ever need
I hope, we'll have more happy ever after
I hope, we can all live more fearlessly
And we can lose all the pain and misery
I hope, I hope"

I hope all of these things for my girls, and I also hope they keep singing and listening to great strong musicians, and strong women , and become happy, strong women themselves.