Yeah. Good Times.: The Stop Singing Alarm

Monday, August 15, 2011

The Stop Singing Alarm

I originally posted this more than a year ago, but it got no love. NONE! So, I thought I'd give it another try....

Child 1 doesn't like it when anybody sings in the car (this is a big bummer for me, since I do a lot of my singing in the car, but that's for another post). This afternoon, Child 2 decided to start singing Old McDonald, which prompted the invention of the STOP SINGING ALARM, which is just him yelling really loudly. The instructions, to his brother, were: "when you hear the stop singing alarm... STOP SINGING." So, this was the scene in the car today:

Old McDonald had a f-

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

- i, e i o. And on thi-

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

- he had a chick-

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

-bok bok here and a bok -

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

and then after a few minutes, Child 2 just started messing with Child 1 (because he's MY boy, and he does that. *sniff* so proud) so it changed to the following:

bok bok here and a bok bok there (quietly)

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

bok bok here and a bok bok there

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

bok bok here and a bok bok there

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

bok bok here and a bok bok there

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

Repeat.

Kids are such fun.

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sherilinr 18p · 708 weeks ago

i think the no singing alarm is creative, but would have to be ignored when the urge to sing presents itself. my sister used to have a no dancing alarm for when my mom would dance. sucks the fun right out when someone's mocking you or yelling for you to stop it.

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@elizamccall · 708 weeks ago

I seriously want to employ Child 1's technique for the Stop Whistling Alarm in my house. I have an irrational dislike of whistling, Somehow that dislike is compounded exponentially when my husband does it.

(and in other news, I FINALLY got a flippin' comment to post. That may be the only thing I've actually accomplished today but not for lack of trying. It's been one of those days. Now you can track me! You can really track me!)

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sherri/post+taste · 708 weeks ago

my sons hate it when the other one sings, too. hope they don't learn about the stop singing alarm.
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rachel · 708 weeks ago

I have a stop whining alarm. It sounds kinda like me screaming at small people. Oh wait, no, it sounds EXACTLY like me screaming at small people.
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Ryan @TWM · 708 weeks ago

When one of my kids complains about the singing, I start singing every conversation. In opera. :)
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midwestmomments 68p · 708 weeks ago

That is hilarious! Our youngest hates when I sing. So disappointing.

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Marianna · 708 weeks ago

Xander doesn't like anyone to sing at anytime, EVER. So that means no singing or radio when he's in the car.
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Lindsay @sayschu · 708 weeks ago

When my kids grow up I'm not sure who will need ear plugs more -- me or them.
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Stephi · 708 weeks ago

Sounds like my car rides...except instead of singing the oldest only has to look at the youngest or the youngest only has to stretch her arm out to the oldest for the AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA to start. I love my children. I really do. And so thankful that it is after 5 somewhere, including here. :)
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Cactusinyrpants 59p · 708 weeks ago

I used to hate that pinch, poke, jib, jab, sibling rivalry stuff on long family car trips. So I started making one ride in the trunk. Once the kids saw me make their mom ride in the trunk, they shut up pretty quick.

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@pugariffic73 · 708 weeks ago

hahaa im so sorry but this cracks me UP! That is TOTALLY how my brother and i was growing up. Funny he doesn't like that. Tommy HATES when we sing at all. Anything. No humming, no whistling .. nothing. Sometimes he will forbid you to dance. lol
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