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| Cesaria Evora |
I think there are a bunch of blogs with titles like Gross Mom. I've seen Ugly Mommy, Vodka Mommy, Bad Mommy -- the list goes on, and they always sort of irritate me. I can't stand the word mommy unless it's used by a child toward his (or her) mother. I don't like to be called by any word that stands for mother by anyone, really, than my own children. That would include nurses and doctors and particularly young men or grown men when they use the word mama for me. You know who you are. Humor my little pet peeve, won't you? And I actually love being called baby by the right person. You know who you are, too. None of this sounds very pleasant when I read over it, and I really only wanted to tell you a funny little story that happened yesterday when Oliver and I were in the car driving about the city as we do. Given the fact that I'm sort of a Loser Mom, I had hooked up Pandora (evidently only losers listen to Pandora) and was listening happily to my Cesaria Evora station which included not only her magnificent music but other Latin American songs and instrumentation. What IS this? Oliver asked in his most annoyed thirteen year old voice. No matter that he is prone to fits of embarrassing air guitar to the excruciating sounds of Journey and Boston. I said, It's Cesaria Evora in a pleasant and indifferent tone. Do you even know what she's saying, Mom? Oliver asked. Not really, I answered, but it doesn't matter because she is amazing. Oliver probably rolled his eyes, although I wouldn't know because I was driving and I'm also a Loser Mom Driver. Why do you even like her? he asked. I love this music, I said. It's sexy. You can only imagine the reaction. Gross, Mom! That's just gross! he shouted.
I turned the music up and said, There's nothing wrong with that, baby!
Max sang along to the video when I played it. ;)
ReplyDeleteMy children (youngest, twenty-five) are still completely certain that each and every one of them came about through virgin birth because the alternative is just too much to consider.
ReplyDeleteWell, they don't really but THEY REALLY DON'T WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT!
YOU are one hot mama, and you know you are!
ReplyDeleteI love this music. Do you know Llasa de Sela? Check out her album, La Llorna for really sexy music. Hot damn!
Ms. Moon, I have the opposite problem. Even though I have 4 grandkids, my daughters are too young to have sex.
Love your words, my dear Elizabeth.
One day, your child will have the EXACT EXPERIENCE with his kid, I promise you.
ReplyDeleteBTW-don't you dare call me mommy unless you are my direct descendant. Otherwise, be prepared to have a serious hurt on you.
XXX Beth
Pandora is for losers? No one told me that - ha! I will copy your radio station. I like Memphis Minnie and Oh Johnny Oh.
ReplyDeleteI JUST told my 22 year-old daughter how much I am enjoying listening to (at her suggestion) Pandora. I listen to Juanes (have no idea what the man is saying) for the same reason you listen to Evora.
ReplyDeleteLOL! I love Cesaria Evora too. But my mother would never have termed anything she approved of "sexy."
ReplyDeletei can't play the video, and reading the comments above makes me think that i'm missing something.
ReplyDeletethe blog-title-mommy phenomenon is uniquely american, as far as i can see - i wonder why.
Love LOVE LOOOOVE me some Cesaria .
ReplyDeleteI apologize for my blog name. i have always thought yours was better.
This made me laugh. I could see you there behind the wheel, navigation traffic, navigating motherhood.
ReplyDeleteYou're right, it IS sexy music! I love it and it makes me feel like moving my body. AND, if I said any of that to or in front of my children, they would throw up in their mouths a little bit. AND, that's part of the reason I say things like that within earshot - because for all of the shit I put up with, I ought to be able to mess with my kids a little bit.
ReplyDeleteLove.
He's in the Journey and Boston phase! Well, it's good to go through it early. Last thing you want is for 25-year-old Oliver to have "More Than A Feeling" as his go-to karaoke song.
ReplyDeleteSexy, soulful, nothing bland or artificial. A beautiful new-to-me singer. When I first heard the term, "mommy blogs" it thought I might have to stop blogging altogether. Ewwww by association. I love picturing you and Oliver driving around town as my son Lucas and I did when he was younger, listening to his morning hip-hop program when he was starting high school. Now we even, sometimes, like the same stuff. Many years have passed. xo
ReplyDeleteYour work here is done. You are winning at motherhood.
ReplyDeleteWow-I had never heard of her before, but she is amazing and I just bought her cd! Thank you for exposing her music to me! Soooooo sexy!
ReplyDeleteI love it: "Gross, Mom!" He is wonderful - and so are you.
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