We started singing karaoke as a family before Emma was born.
I believe she would say “I was a fetus at the time.”
Katherine would sing “Amazing Grace” as a preschooler with me singing softly in her ear so she would get the words. Bianca, then in high school, would sing something like Madonna or a something from the Bare Naked Ladies – a band whose name I struggled to remember.
One night when I was pregnant with Samuel and at the end of
my rope I went to a bar to sing. Just to sing. An old friend from the first
days of karaoke saw me and invited me to sit with her and her friends. I
suppose it looked
strange, a very pregnant woman waddling in, looking for
respite from life away from recorded music to sing along to with full
commitment.
Emma joined us and in preschool she very earnestly sang “Ooops, I did it again” at a favorite pizza haunt that has been since turned into a barbeque joint. Samuel was a baby then and got passed around other loving people because this is what happens with karaoke, people just grow to continually show up and we grow to love each other and encourage each other.
There were times all four kids were there with ages ranging from 8 months to 20 years. I was, ofcourse… double the eldest child’s age.
It seems silly, and I admit, perhaps it is. These days Emma
and I enjoy doing ridiculous
sing-offs. We have done Carrie Underwood sing offs
and Britney Spears sing offs. She always kicks my butt. Always.
We decided next time we are going to do a duet of “I’ve Got You Babe.” Somehow she gets to be Cher and I am stuck being Sonny. How did that happen?
The best thing about karaoke is I always go home happier than when I arrived. How often do you say that about an outing with your family?
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© 2012 by Julie Jordan Scott
Julie Jordan Scott has been a Life & Creativity Coach, Writer, Facilitator and Teleclass Leader since 1999. She is also an award winning Actor, Director, Artist and Mother Extraordinaire. She was twice the StoryTelling Slam champion in Bakersfield. She leads Writing Camp with JJS & next year she will be traveling throughout the US to bring this unique, fun filled creative experience to the people wherever she finds the passion & the interest.
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