I'm certain that this post is not going to earn me Mother of the Year!
It wasn't all that long ago that I loved the musical, The Sound of Music. LOVED IT! I knew all the songs by heart and enjoyed singing them to my little ones over the years. As a matter of fact, I grew up with my musically talented Mommily singing the songs around the house. Mommily has a beautiful voice and I loved hearing her sing.
That was then.
This my luvlies, is NOW...
As far as I am concerned, Julie Andrews and all her tiny little musical minions in the film are evil. The spawn of Satan!
How is it that I have come to hate hearing those first few notes of "The Hills Are Alive with the Sound of Music" ? How can I not fall over in love whilst the little ones sing "The Lonely Goatherd"? Why do my ears bleed when Captain Von Trapp sings "Edelweiss", and dread the droning of "Do Re Mi"?
It's simple really; over the last few weeks I have sat through The Sound of Music no less than 972 times. You see, the Little Imp is so completely and totally enamored of the film and the songs, that we must start and end each day watching The Sound of Music. We must watch it before naps. Before we pee or poop, before we play with Play Doh, and we must certainly sing every bloody song before bed.
I used to think there was no worse ear worm (songs that get horribly, terribly, infinitely stuck in your head) than "The Lion Sleeps Tonight", or the stinkin theme from Barney. I was wrong. So so very wrong. I have come to the conclusion that there is no worse ear worm than "Do Re Mi." At this very moment I am singing the song and considering how tempted I am to stick a knitting needle in my ear.
Is it wrong that I keep praying that the DVD player chokes on the movie sometime soon? Is it so very terrible that I want to fling the DVD from the back deck and shout with glee as it slams into a tree and smashes into a million silvery pieces? Am I a horrible mother because I want to tell the Little Imp that if we watch the movie again the house will blow up...or at the very least, my head will explode, oozing gray matter everywhere?
What I find most ironic are two things...The Little Imp does not call the movie, "The Sound of Music", rather, she refers to it as "Maria." She wants to watch Maria! "Mommy it's time to watch Maria." "I'm singing like Maria, Mommy, watch me!" "Mommy, I can dance like Maria." Maria Maria Maria! You're killin' me! So what do you think the Little Imp's favourite song from the film is? You got it! "How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria?" As I sit here, I have some pretty definite ideas of my own, as far as how to solve a problem like Maria!
I am doomed.
Oh, and don't even get me started on this guy! He's been on the Little Imp's radar lately and I'll have none of it!
Venison anyone?
