Yesterday a topic sprang to my mind as to what I was to write in today's blog, as apposed to what I originally started. When I made it home exhaustion hit like a tornado and I didn't begin to write as I had hoped. This morning I was running and looking at the beauty of the sky and thought, "Didn't I have a blog idea for today?" Thankfully by the time I arrived back at the house the Good Lord reminded me.
Yesterday, I heard a song that I have heard countless times over the past couple of years. "Rude," by Magic! came out in 2013. I remember when it came out. I thought it was quite catchy. In the summer months it was a constant song. Then I began to not care for it due to the lyrics. Maybe it was because I was now becoming a mother of a girl, but I think there is more to it. Let's take a trip down memory lane to my childhood. I can remember sitting on the green carpet of the living room in our apartment. Friday night was ABC's family night line up. Some of the greatest shows of ABC came out on those Friday nights including "Full House." (If you aren't familiar with the show, feel free to stop reading, find and episode or three and enjoy so that you can understand the concept. Also, we may not be friends if you do not know the show.) The middle child, Stephanie, had a few catch phrases. One of them was so disdainfully said, "Well pin a rose on your nose." The other, which ties in, was "How rude!" Now typically this phrase was used with other children. However, as the show went on, she began saying to adults. In particular, it was the uncle that received the attribute of being rude. Yes, the uncle that came to live with the family because his sister passed and he thought he would help out his brother in law. Man, how rude is that? When things didn't go according to Stephanie's liking, she would use her catch phrase. I can see my mother rolling her eyes at this. The scoff comes from my father's throat. It was my generation that these things became more prevalent. In my world, a child calling an adult rude was a quick way to butt beating. Who is a child to say that the adult is rude? And even if the adult were rude, it is not the place of the child to say so. No, in my house you could stick to Michelle's catch phrase of "You got it, dude." Or even Joey's terrible, "Cut it out," catch phrase with visual. But to buck against authority? Nope, not in my house. Fast forward to 2014 and "Rude" is being played all summer long. Stephanie's generation is now adults and we hear this song and something inside us says it's okay. He's in love with this girl and wants to be with her. That's admirable.
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