I'm youthful enough that I've been mistaken for my high school daughter's older brother. She and I play a game... I tune a classic rock station and she has to guess the artist to change the channel (after the song's over, of course). Then I have to guess the artist on her stations ... (System of a Down, Linkin' Park, Incubus, etc.) to change it back.
We saw Dave Matthews the other night, and I'm taking her to see Cheap Trick next month, and the Rolling Stones with Sheryl Crow and No Doubt in November.
But that's all just for fun. The generation gap is still there, as it should be. She still doesn't have pierced ears (mutual agreement, actually), wear spaghetti straps, or show her belly button.
Sounds like a fun way to spend some time together
communicating. I'll bet there are a lot of laughs and good-natured teasing when one or the other can't get a correct answer! I'd be in big trouble because my daughter LOVES the music I listened to when I was her age. I like today's music as well, but I don't know the names of the bands very well.
We are both 41 with a 16 and a 17 year-old. The older one graduates from HS on Wed. Where did the time go?
Hope to take in a couple of concerts this summer that are of interest to all four. Luckily, we live in Wisconsin where there is one great music festival after another all summer long!