I’m a non-music person living in a house of music people. My
husband and most of my children love to listen to music. Me? Not so much. When
I’m cleaning the house, I listen to Pat Benatar or Aretha Franklin. But
otherwise, I prefer what little quiet I can get. Maybe it’s because I’m with
kids most of the day, and there’s always a buzz of noise in the background. So
when the kids want to play music on the stereo, I say, “Let’s leave it off. My
life doesn’t need a soundtrack.”
My family thinks that’s insane. So when I get in the car, there
may be classical, country, or rock playing. Sometimes I just leave the radio on
as a favor to whoever is with me in the car. Occasionally, I’ll recognize a
song from the 80s, find myself humming along. And someone will say, “Uh, Mom,
you do realize what that song is about, right?” And I say, “I have no idea.” My
confused child says, “Don’t you understand the words?” And I say, “No. I’ve
never been able to figure out music lyrics. Somehow when words and music are put
together, my brain can’t suss it out.” Then, my child tells me what the words
are. My face pales and I change the station.
This is why my life doesn’t need a soundtrack, I couldn’t
understand it anyway.
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