atypical_boro 154 Posted May 21, 2022 Share Posted May 21, 2022 My youngest son is 8 months old. Back when he was about 2 months old I was messing about with him in my arms to try and stop him crying and for some reason, I honestly don’t know why, I asked Alexa to play the Blaydon Races thinking he might like the rhythm etc. Foolish I know. But it was one of a number of “folksy” type tracks I played during that period. 6 months on and he is now in his own room, not the best sleeper so needs a fair amount of cuddles in the night. But often, I have to sing to him and the only song that gets him back to sleep is the Blaydon Races! What have I done?!? I know there was a Boro version of the song during Jack Charlton era but it still feels wrong. Thankfully I don’t live in the NE anymore so I am hopeful the chances of him becoming a skunk are slim. Anyone ever had any similar experiences? 2 Link to post Share on other sites
DocMartin 682 Posted May 21, 2022 Share Posted May 21, 2022 20 minutes ago, atypical_boro said: My youngest son is 8 months old. Back when he was about 2 months old I was messing about with him in my arms to try and stop him crying and for some reason, I honestly don’t know why, I asked Alexa to play the Blaydon Races thinking he might like the rhythm etc. Foolish I know. But it was one of a number of “folksy” type tracks I played during that period. 6 months on and he is now in his own room, not the best sleeper so needs a fair amount of cuddles in the night. But often, I have to sing to him and the only song that gets him back to sleep is the Blaydon Races! What have I done?!? I know there was a Boro version of the song during Jack Charlton era but it still feels wrong. Thankfully I don’t live in the NE anymore so I am hopeful the chances of him becoming a skunk are slim. Anyone ever had any similar experiences? Nothing quite so shameful as that. I was somewhat affected by the thought someone could do such a cruel thing. I have tried speaking to Samaritans even though I am not directly involved and they hung up on me. You have created a chain effect through your actions that has untold consequences to all that read your opening post, I fear the worst now as the tune is in my head. So far I have held back the desire to utter the words, but fear time is not the healer it purports to be. All I can advise is to remove the post and isolate for 2 months and should anyone merely read this thread do the same for the safety of humanity. Good luck and with hope in my heart, everyone can come through this, but it must never be spoken of again, it is like an episode of Inside No9. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
SimonD 730 Posted May 21, 2022 Share Posted May 21, 2022 1 hour ago, atypical_boro said: My youngest son is 8 months old. Back when he was about 2 months old I was messing about with him in my arms to try and stop him crying and for some reason, I honestly don’t know why, I asked Alexa to play the Blaydon Races thinking he might like the rhythm etc. Foolish I know. But it was one of a number of “folksy” type tracks I played during that period. 6 months on and he is now in his own room, not the best sleeper so needs a fair amount of cuddles in the night. But often, I have to sing to him and the only song that gets him back to sleep is the Blaydon Races! What have I done?!? I know there was a Boro version of the song during Jack Charlton era but it still feels wrong. Thankfully I don’t live in the NE anymore so I am hopeful the chances of him becoming a skunk are slim. Anyone ever had any similar experiences? For some reason I chose to hum the Death Star theme from Star Wars to both my boys when they were teeny. Worked a treat - got so bored of humming it in the end tho 1 Link to post Share on other sites
sanddancer 1,964 Posted May 21, 2022 Share Posted May 21, 2022 8 hours ago, atypical_boro said: My youngest son is 8 months old. Back when he was about 2 months old I was messing about with him in my arms to try and stop him crying and for some reason, I honestly don’t know why, I asked Alexa to play the Blaydon Races thinking he might like the rhythm etc. Foolish I know. But it was one of a number of “folksy” type tracks I played during that period. 6 months on and he is now in his own room, not the best sleeper so needs a fair amount of cuddles in the night. But often, I have to sing to him and the only song that gets him back to sleep is the Blaydon Races! What have I done?!? I know there was a Boro version of the song during Jack Charlton era but it still feels wrong. Thankfully I don’t live in the NE anymore so I am hopeful the chances of him becoming a skunk are slim. Anyone ever had any similar experiences? Just because you confessed to your sin it won’t lessen your burden. A sin is a sin and it’s a cross you have to carry the rest of your life. Somethings can’t be forgiven.. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Denzel Zanzibar 6,931 Posted May 22, 2022 Share Posted May 22, 2022 23 hours ago, SimonD said: For some reason I chose to hum the Death Star theme from Star Wars to both my boys when they were teeny. Worked a treat - got so bored of humming it in the end tho We played Nuvole Bianche by Ludovico Einaudi to our three children when they were all in the womb, but I can't play the piano, don't own a piano, and can't speak Italian 2 Link to post Share on other sites
AnglianRed 6,229 Posted May 22, 2022 Share Posted May 22, 2022 (edited) On 5/21/2022 at 8:07 AM, atypical_boro said: My youngest son is 8 months old. Back when he was about 2 months old I was messing about with him in my arms to try and stop him crying and for some reason, I honestly don’t know why, I asked Alexa to play the Blaydon Races thinking he might like the rhythm etc. Foolish I know. But it was one of a number of “folksy” type tracks I played during that period. 6 months on and he is now in his own room, not the best sleeper so needs a fair amount of cuddles in the night. But often, I have to sing to him and the only song that gets him back to sleep is the Blaydon Races! What have I done?!? I know there was a Boro version of the song during Jack Charlton era but it still feels wrong. Thankfully I don’t live in the NE anymore so I am hopeful the chances of him becoming a skunk are slim. Anyone ever had any similar experiences? Have you tried dancing around the room to Pigbag, or Lets Dance? Don't give up - there is still time to turn him away from the Dark Side! 😉 Failing that you could always try Denzel's YouTube ASMR channel (which is just him eating different types of potato, corn and maize-based snacks). 😁 Link to post Share on other sites
Denzel Zanzibar 6,931 Posted May 22, 2022 Share Posted May 22, 2022 8 minutes ago, AnglianRed said: Have you tried dancing around the room to Pigbag, or Lets Dance? Don't give up - there is still time to turn him away from the Dark Side! 😉 Failing that you could always try Denzel's YouTube ASMR channel (which is just him eating different types of potato, corn and maize-based snacks). 😁 Hey! I sent you that link in confidence 👀 1 Link to post Share on other sites
boro-unger 3,818 Posted May 22, 2022 Share Posted May 22, 2022 2 hours ago, Denzel Zanzibar said: We played Nuvole Bianche by Ludovico Einaudi to our three children when they were all in the womb, but I can't play the piano, don't own a piano, and can't speak Italian That's actually the only song i can play on piano. I can't even play twinkle twinkle 😁 Link to post Share on other sites
atypical_boro 154 Posted May 22, 2022 Author Share Posted May 22, 2022 6 hours ago, Denzel Zanzibar said: We played Nuvole Bianche by Ludovico Einaudi to our three children when they were all in the womb, but I can't play the piano, don't own a piano, and can't speak Italian I actually played that to my eldest son to get him to sleep as a baby. Should have stuck with that one. Link to post Share on other sites
atypical_boro 154 Posted May 22, 2022 Author Share Posted May 22, 2022 5 hours ago, AnglianRed said: Have you tried dancing around the room to Pigbag, or Lets Dance? Don't give up - there is still time to turn him away from the Dark Side! 😉 Failing that you could always try Denzel's YouTube ASMR channel (which is just him eating different types of potato, corn and maize-based snacks). 😁 Did all that with my first, he loves pigbag. No idea what made my try Blaydon Races with the second. But now I sing it to him about 10 times a day, through gritted teeth. Link to post Share on other sites
Redcar Rioja 5,872 Posted May 22, 2022 Share Posted May 22, 2022 6 hours ago, Denzel Zanzibar said: Hey! I sent you that link in confidence 👀 Can I have a copy of the link, just asking for a friend 😋 1 Link to post Share on other sites
SmogDane 4,052 Posted May 24, 2022 Share Posted May 24, 2022 @Denzel ZanzibarFind your own place to post links! This is my turf! Link to post Share on other sites
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