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Prince's music is non-stop playin while my kids R listening, should I feel bad?? I could play any music in my place but I GET BORED and when I get bored I play lil' man's music AND my kids are here all the time and you know what I mean ppl  . They enjoy his music SOOO MUCH my son is starting to look/sing like the brotha(I'm SCARED of that  ya'll LOL) esp his early STUFF. I was playing 'Jack U off' and they get too excited, they jump on & off their bed and I'm like: DAYMN I'm one hell of a mother. My momma SPAKNED ME BIG TIME when I tried to brought Millie Jackson in the house LOL:D imagine what will she do when she see her baby girl play sex stuff 4 her children.
Sometimes I feel bad, sometimes I say 'What the hell' Holla,,, | |
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I am young and the music is good for me socially and otherwise. dont feel bad all! Keep playin No matter the ©️, Paisley Park "official can never ™️  . He gave that to us verbally on Oprah in 1996. You can't take away from us, corporate. I mean O ( + > | |
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Nonono...don't feel bad, music is good for 'em 8) they don't know what it means anyway... | |
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MiaWallace said: Nonono...don't feel bad, music is good for 'em 8) they don't know what it means anyway...
But I DO:( LOL and that what make it worse. My brotha used to do the same shit(PRINCE) wit me when I was young and I would ASK & ASK & ASK. They think that 'Do me,baby' is 'Kiss me baby' so they won't get into that whole MESSY MESSY MESS. | |
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Well u have a choice, Lady Cab Driver or Still Would Stand All Time...lol, do your thing. Life IS... a Parade | |
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I dont think it will hurt them!.. they're going to discover him sooner or later.. besides they probably dont know what most of the things means? .. but I think its your choise! However if they were my kids I'd let them hear Prince.. not 24/7 but you know! | |
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Sandra said: I dont think it will hurt them!.. they're going to discover him sooner or later.. besides they probably dont know what most of the things means?
.. but I think its your choise! However if they were my kids I'd let them hear Prince.. not 24/7 but you know!I'm a complete mess when it comes to Prince music you don't wanna try me, thats why I asked that. My used to call me 'Camille' 4 that and laugh her ass when she see my kids get their groove on that shit!!! | |
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Harlepolis said: Sandra said: I dont think it will hurt them!.. they're going to discover him sooner or later.. besides they probably dont know what most of the things means?
.. but I think its your choise! However if they were my kids I'd let them hear Prince.. not 24/7 but you know!I'm a complete mess when it comes to Prince music you don't wanna try me, thats why I asked that. My SISTER used to call me 'Camille' 4 that and laugh her ass when she see my kids get their groove on that shit!!! Made 1 correction!!!:p | |
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Music is good for children..i played alot of Prince when my Goddaughter was small, and she would say what does that mean and i would tell her something other than what the word actually meant...Anyway she is 12 now and has a friend that listens to Prince. Needless to say she knows what the words mean. ^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^
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Don't feel too bad about it. No use sheltering them. And it's better they learn that sort of thing at home with guidance than what "jack u off" means somewhere from one of their little school friends. And Lord knows all that knowledge starts about the 3rd grade. -------
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Don't feel bad let them listen my son has been
listening since he was born and from all the music he is a performer and i have to thank Prince for that. So you never will know what will become of this. I used to tell him when he grows up he is going to have a good laugh at what Prince is really singing. I wish you could have seen his face when he found out what Jack U Off meant. 2 funny 8) | |
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Harlepolis said: I could play any music in my place but I GET BORED and when I get bored I play lil' man's music AND my kids are here all the time and you know what I mean ppl
. They enjoy his music SOOO MUCH my son is starting to look/sing like the brotha(I'm SCARED of that ya'll LOL) esp his early STUFF. I was playing 'Jack U off' and they get too excited, they jump on & off their bed and I'm like: DAYMN I'm one hell of a mother. My momma SPAKNED ME BIG TIME when I tried to brought Millie Jackson in the house LOL:D imagine what will she do when she see her baby girl play sex stuff 4 her children.
Sometimes I feel bad, sometimes I say 'What the hell' Holla,,, NO WHILE YOURE AT IT GIVE THEM CRACK NO USE SHELTERING THEM RIGHT BUT WHAT POOK KNOW P o o |/, P o o |\ | |
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POOK said: Harlepolis said: I could play any music in my place but I GET BORED and when I get bored I play lil' man's music AND my kids are here all the time and you know what I mean ppl
. They enjoy his music SOOO MUCH my son is starting to look/sing like the brotha(I'm SCARED of that ya'll LOL) esp his early STUFF. I was playing 'Jack U off' and they get too excited, they jump on & off their bed and I'm like: DAYMN I'm one hell of a mother. My momma SPAKNED ME BIG TIME when I tried to brought Millie Jackson in the house LOL:D imagine what will she do when she see her baby girl play sex stuff 4 her children.
Sometimes I feel bad, sometimes I say 'What the hell' Holla,,, NO WHILE YOURE AT IT GIVE THEM CRACK NO USE SHELTERING THEM RIGHT BUT WHAT POOK KNOW Monkey , there's a difference between Prince music and crack.-------
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POOK said: Harlepolis said: I could play any music in my place but I GET BORED and when I get bored I play lil' man's music AND my kids are here all the time and you know what I mean ppl
. They enjoy his music SOOO MUCH my son is starting to look/sing like the brotha(I'm SCARED of that ya'll LOL) esp his early STUFF. I was playing 'Jack U off' and they get too excited, they jump on & off their bed and I'm like: DAYMN I'm one hell of a mother. My momma SPAKNED ME BIG TIME when I tried to brought Millie Jackson in the house LOL:D imagine what will she do when she see her baby girl play sex stuff 4 her children.
Sometimes I feel bad, sometimes I say 'What the hell' Holla,,, NO WHILE YOURE AT IT GIVE THEM CRACK NO USE SHELTERING THEM RIGHT BUT WHAT POOK KNOW LOL. When I read about the evils of drinking, I gave up reading. | |
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I totally understand where you are coming from. I was doing the same thing for years when my kids were younger (like 2 years through seven years of age). My husband didn't like it. I knew I had to stop when my daughter was four and would run around singing "Lady Cab Driver." So now I don't do it. I don't mind if they hear non-cussing, non-sexual songs of Prince's, but that is it. Sure they will know about sex some day, but I feel very uncomfortable listening to say something like "Pussy Control" with my nine year old in the room. I don't think it is right. I don't want my kids growing up too fast! | |
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Such a good topic!
I have 3 kids, 14, 6 & 5. They have been listening 2 Prince since they were in the womb...(and probably during conception! ).
My daughter sort of "brags" 2 her friends that she's heard every Prince song ever written, then rolls her eyes when she thinks I'm not looking. Deep down I know she likes the majority of his stuff and she often questions me on some of the lyrics; mostly songs like "The Holy River" and "The Cross", etc...when there's a story attached. I know she's heard them all, good & nasty...but it really doesn't faze her. She's an honor roll student, a blue belt in Tae Kwon Do, and respectful 2 her parents and others. We have always lived under the rule, "do as I say, not as I do". Her mom and I often blurt out a "choice" word now and then, but the kids aren't even allowed 2 say "stupid", because we feel it's demeaning and hurtful...and u know what? They don't. They know that ART is ART...MUSIC is an art, and is treated as such. I listen 2 Eminem 2, but not as much around them simply bcuz it's more in a spoken tone, not really "hidden" in song. So...imo, go on Harlepolis, listen 2 ur heart's content. It's not what u play that will guide ur children...it's U. (mother fucking edits!!!!  )[This message was edited Thu Jun 27 18:27:50 PDT 2002 by June7] |
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moderatorHarlepolis said: I could play any music in my place but I GET BORED and when I get bored I play lil' man's music AND my kids are here all the time and you know what I mean ppl
. They enjoy his music SOOO MUCH my son is starting to look/sing like the brotha(I'm SCARED of that ya'll LOL) esp his early STUFF. I was playing 'Jack U off' and they get too excited, they jump on & off their bed and I'm like: DAYMN I'm one hell of a mother. My momma SPAKNED ME BIG TIME when I tried to brought Millie Jackson in the house LOL:D imagine what will she do when she see her baby girl play sex stuff 4 her children.
Sometimes I feel bad, sometimes I say 'What the hell' Holla,,, Imagine some New Lyrics to that music, hhhmmm, any ideas (The Son of Prince) | |
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June7 said: Such a good topic!
I have 3 kids, 14, 6 & 5. They have been listening 2 Prince since they were in the womb...(and probably during conception! ).
My daughter sort of "brags" 2 her friends that she's heard every Prince song ever written, then rolls her eyes when she thinks I'm not looking. Deep down I know she likes the majority of his stuff and she often questions me on some of the lyrics; mostly songs like "The Holy River" and "The Cross", etc...when there's a story attached. I know she's heard them all, good & nasty...but it really doesn't faze her. She's an honor roll student, a blue belt in Tae Kwon Do, and respectful 2 her parents and others. We have always lived under the rule, "do as I say, not as I do". Her mom and I often blurt out a "choice" word now and then, but the kids aren't even allowed 2 say "stupid", because we feel it's demeaning and hurtful...and u know what? They don't. They know that ART is ART...MUSIC is an art, and is treated as such. I listen 2 Eminem 2, but not as much around them simply bcuz it's more in a spoken tone, not really "hidden" in song. So...imo, go on Harlepolis, listen 2 ur heart's content. It's not what u play that will guide ur children...it's U. (mother fucking edits!!! )
[This message was edited Thu Jun 27 18:27:50 PDT 2002 by June7] Man:D of all the GOOD ppl around here you're the one who made it easier 4 me,,,THANK U SO MUCH!! When my sistah see me playing Prince in front of my babies she would say:You're 2 young 4 yo own good,,,WHAT??? Even tho I don't know what that shit mean I GET MAD AS HELL. Thats why I posted this, of course you wouldn't catch me play Come/P control/Darling Nikki and all that shit LOL but the good thing is I won't have to worry about catching my kids listening 2 Bow wow or B2K Gawd I'd throw myself from the empire state bulding if that shit happend. And they have a REAL TASTE of music(Curtis/Marvin/Stevie/Roberta/Anita/Billie/Ella) yeah a 5 yrs old 'IMAN' and a 2 yrs old 'Khalid' would listen to that type of music. Betta believe it,,, [This message was edited Fri Jun 28 12:44:30 PDT 2002 by Harlepolis] | |
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Thank U!
Don't get me wrong, they still hear their share of Stevie, James Taylor, Parliament, George Clinton, Paul Simon, A LOT of 80's Compilations, Tracy Chapman, Sinatra, Anita Baker, Madonna, Streisand, etc...etc...and I do skip thru "orgasm" and other "2 sexy" songs when the kids are around! 
Tell your sisters REAL TASTE should also include Prince! The radio is hardly played in the house, 'cept 4 the typical morning shows... |
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BattierBeMyDaddy said: POOK said: Harlepolis said: I could play any music in my place but I GET BORED and when I get bored I play lil' man's music AND my kids are here all the time and you know what I mean ppl
. They enjoy his music SOOO MUCH my son is starting to look/sing like the brotha(I'm SCARED of that ya'll LOL) esp his early STUFF. I was playing 'Jack U off' and they get too excited, they jump on & off their bed and I'm like: DAYMN I'm one hell of a mother. My momma SPAKNED ME BIG TIME when I tried to brought Millie Jackson in the house LOL:D imagine what will she do when she see her baby girl play sex stuff 4 her children.
Sometimes I feel bad, sometimes I say 'What the hell' Holla,,, NO WHILE YOURE AT IT GIVE THEM CRACK NO USE SHELTERING THEM RIGHT BUT WHAT POOK KNOW Monkey , there's a difference between Prince music and crack.OH YEAH TRY QUITTING THE ORG YOU SEE WHAT I MEAN P o o |/, P o o |\ | |
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I went out and bought the London Symphony Orchestra's "Music Of Prince" CD and played that for my children while they were in the womb (my wife & I feel that classical music is best for developing minds).
Now that my oldest son is turning 4, I am playing more Prince CD's for him, but I am DEFINITELY skipping the erotic & curse-ladden tracks. They'll learn all that stuff when they're in school, so there's no sense in rushing it. Besides, they absorb and repeat EVERYTHING, & it's not appropriate for a toddler to be walking around singing, "I am Violet, the organ grinder..." As a parent, every action & decision that you make ultimately shapes and defines the adult that your child will grow into. Choose what they see and what they hear with great care. It'll mean the difference between having a grown-up son/daughter that can give you free legal counsel or one that can give you free fries with your burger.  By St. Boogar and all the saints at the backside door of Purgatory! | |
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BattierBeMyDaddy said: Don't feel too bad about it. No use sheltering them. And it's better they learn that sort of thing at home with guidance than what "jack u off" means somewhere from one of their little school friends. And Lord knows all that knowledge starts about the 3rd grade.
speaking of "jack u off" ---funny story begins... since i was a pretty sheltered kid, even though i had been a Prince fan for about 4 years, i really did NOT know what "ACCU-jack" or whatever, meant. so, you ask? so, i asked my English teacher. he looked at me and explained. i kinda blushed, and said "thanks, bye!" Lord, I couldn't look him in the eye for the rest of the week. but he was cool about it. he already knew i was a big Prince fan, and he already knew about his lyrics... "No, I'm not that mysterious. I'm a pretty open book. People who know my music, I would say know me." - Prince, Today Show 3/15/04 | |
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newpowerlove said: BattierBeMyDaddy said: Don't feel too bad about it. No use sheltering them. And it's better they learn that sort of thing at home with guidance than what "jack u off" means somewhere from one of their little school friends. And Lord knows all that knowledge starts about the 3rd grade.
speaking of "jack u off" ---funny story begins... since i was a pretty sheltered kid, even though i had been a Prince fan for about 4 years, i really did NOT know what "ACCU-jack" or whatever, meant. so, you ask? so, i asked my English teacher. he looked at me and explained. i kinda blushed, and said "thanks, bye!" Lord, I couldn't look him in the eye for the rest of the week. but he was cool about it. he already knew i was a big Prince fan, and he already knew about his lyrics... What does ACCU-jack mean? When I read about the evils of drinking, I gave up reading. | |
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Its all good to play his music in front of your children but at least you should either play the cleaner versions or don't play the so call nasty songs in front of them. They don't need to know about that stuff til their old enough to understand what they are singing about. Prince has alot of other songs you could play especially with positive messages in them. So in that case you don't have to feel bad if you just watch what you play. This is just my opinion. I have a 6 month old and I play Prince in front of her but not the nastier songs, because I don't want her first word to be a bad one, get my drift.  | |
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No way no how, should you feel bad. I have a 10 1/2 yr old daughter who has heard Prince's music for as long as I can remember. I have explained to her over and over that music is just that! MUSIC! It's there for entertainment purposes. Of course I am very open with my daughter and we talk about these kind of things, but I guess everyone has their own opinion on parenting ways, : ) | |
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PurpleJedi said it best. Kids will learn about all of that, but there is no sense rushing it. I play the cleaner stuff around my kids. When they're more mature, I'll play the more mature stuff. Is it sheltering them? Probably. I'm not denying that sex, drugs, violence or religion etc exist. I'm showing my children that I am here to stand by them and, hopefully guide them well, through these big issues. I'm firmly planted in denial |
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...and believe it or not, kids WANT you to set limits 4 them. Shows you care, even if they get pissed off at you. That's what being a parent is all about... By St. Boogar and all the saints at the backside door of Purgatory! | |
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My nephew and nieces be jammin to Prince music too. They don't even know what he's saying though, they just dance to, and like the music. It's just music anyway, so I don't think it really matters. You just can't shun children from everything, important thing is that you teach them about the era and a little something something about Prince. | |
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June7 said: Tell your sisters REAL TASTE should also include Prince! .. Well she already know that;) U see history repeat itself. When I was young she would play P Funk/Boosty Collins/Rick James/G. Clinton/Millie Jackson and MOST OF ALL--->>>Prince. My mother would spank her when she enter our room and catch us jammin on 'Sexy Dancer' instead of finishing our home work. And now I'm doing the same stuff to my children(But in a safer way ) | |
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i wish that my little girl (mayte) loves his music too,
but she says that she don't want to listen to his music all the time. she complaines that she has too listen to it all the time!! she's 5!! and last day she asked me "mama why don't you marrie him if you love him so much?"  | |
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