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My Talented Daughter
Sep. 18th, 2013 08:03 amMy nieces are all familiar with "The Wake-Up Song". When they spend the night at our house the night before some big event (usually ComiCon), they know that I'll be waking them up at 4:30 in the morning singing the following:
The name changes depending on who I'm singing to, of course. The FIRST singing of the song usually gets a mumbled, bleary-eyed response, so I start again because they KNOW what I'm looking for.
A slightly more coherent response, maybe even a sleep-shouted "I'M UP" or, on occasion, an obscenity or two.
I then say "Awwwww, so close! But we all know the proper response, right? When I sing
YOU need to respond with (and I do this part in a Mickey-Mouse voice)
So let's try this AGAIN! Iiiiiiiiit's TIME FOR YOU TO RIIIIIIISE..."
And I keep repeating till they say back to me "OKAY BRIAN I'M AWAKE LET'S BRUSH OUR $&$&#ING TEETH AND START THE (&%#$ING DAY" and then I smile and thank them and continue to be aggressively happy at them till they are dressed and ready to go. It works!
So every morning when I wake up Molly for school, I sing to her. And my kid, she shuts me *DOWN*.
ME: "Iiiiiit's TIME for you to RIIIIIISE, get UP and rub your EYYYYYYES, get up-Wake Up! Molly, Molly, PLEASE wake up! It's time to start our day!"
MOLLY: *FAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAART*
Now this would be funny if she had she done it just *once*, but it's EVERY WEEKDAY MORNING! EVERY DAY!!!
She makes me so proud :)
It's time for you to rise!
Get up and rub your eyes!
Get up - Wake up!
Hannah! Hannah! Please wake up! It's time to start the day..."
The name changes depending on who I'm singing to, of course. The FIRST singing of the song usually gets a mumbled, bleary-eyed response, so I start again because they KNOW what I'm looking for.
It's time for you to rise!
Get up and rub your eyes!
Get up - Wake up!
Hannah! Hannah! Please wake up! It's time to start the day..."
A slightly more coherent response, maybe even a sleep-shouted "I'M UP" or, on occasion, an obscenity or two.
I then say "Awwwww, so close! But we all know the proper response, right? When I sing
It's time for you to rise!
Get up and rub your eyes!
Get up - Wake up!
Hannah! Hannah! Please wake up! It's time to start the day...
YOU need to respond with (and I do this part in a Mickey-Mouse voice)
Okay, Brian! I'm awake! Let's brush our teeth and start the day!
So let's try this AGAIN! Iiiiiiiiit's TIME FOR YOU TO RIIIIIIISE..."
And I keep repeating till they say back to me "OKAY BRIAN I'M AWAKE LET'S BRUSH OUR $&$&#ING TEETH AND START THE (&%#$ING DAY" and then I smile and thank them and continue to be aggressively happy at them till they are dressed and ready to go. It works!
So every morning when I wake up Molly for school, I sing to her. And my kid, she shuts me *DOWN*.
ME: "Iiiiiit's TIME for you to RIIIIIISE, get UP and rub your EYYYYYYES, get up-Wake Up! Molly, Molly, PLEASE wake up! It's time to start our day!"
MOLLY: *FAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAART*
Now this would be funny if she had she done it just *once*, but it's EVERY WEEKDAY MORNING! EVERY DAY!!!
She makes me so proud :)
