In Hawaii, Aloha Friday is the day that we take it easy and look forward to the weekend. So I thought that on Fridays I would take it easy on posting, too. Therefore, I’ll ask a simple question for you to answer. Nothing that requires a lengthy response.
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My question….
Do you ever sing your children a lullaby before bed? Or maybe a special song you sang to them as babies?
I’ve always hummed a tune to my kids (because I can’t sing to save my life). It’s a tune that was in a wind up teddy bear I had as a baby but the problem is…I have no idea what the words are to it or what it’s called.
When they were babies I would make up cute little songs and sing to them but they are older and by the time 8:30 gets here….I am pushing ‘em in the bed and pulling those covers over their lil heads! lol
LOL I don’t blame you one bit!
Yes every since the oldest one was a baby we would sing the winnie the pooh song and this has carried over to the grandbaby and nieces and nephews
When they were babies I did. We usually read before bed now.
Yes….ever since she was born. I made up one song (she still loves) and I sing “Baby Mine” from Dumbo…….love it!
Yes, I did when they were babies and sometimes I sing.
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I don’t sing to my oldest anymore but I passed down her song to my youngest, which is “you are my sunshine”. It always relaxed them.
yes,I have for all 5 of my children! The same song.Jesus, there’s something about that name.My twinkies will calm to it immied.it is amazing!
No :( My oldest used to cry when I would sing to him when he was a baby and when he was older he would say noooooooo lol I would hum to my younger two but they also weren’t fans of me singing they preferred to be rocked
When my boys were little would have their last feeding from 7:00 – 7:30 during Jeopardy, so the song during final Jeopardy would be the last thing they heard before they fell asleep. It kind-of got to be thier lullaby, I would hum it to them if I wanted them to fall asleep for a nap or if we were out somewhere, and it would work. To this day, it is a joke and they are almost 19 & 22. :-)
Sometimes I just sing to the radio to Brittany and she falls asleep but nothing in particular.
For my granddaughter i sing Don’t sit under the apple tree…………..and I love you…bushel and peck! xx
If nothing else worked I would sing to them songs I made up as I went along. Funny the words didn’t matter, just the look and tone of my voice did the trick.
I sing to Emma on the way to bed – Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, usually, but it really depends on my mood. :-)
Three songs and one singing story.
1) When I’m 64
2) Edelweiss
3) Eleanor Rigby
4) A singing bit we made up for the Troll in the Three Billy Goats Gruff.
They still love these.
I don’t have kids, so there is no need to make ears bleed with my ‘lovely‘ voice. LOL
I’m sure if I did have kids, I would sing/hum to them, though-They don’t mind mummy has a terrible voice that makes dogs howl ;-)