Stahlke Adoption

Teenage Rebellion

When your parents are both professional musicians, it's easy for a teenager to make music a point of rebellion. Jonathan and I are well aware of this possibility, so we pretty much ignore Paul's statements that he hates music. Actually, he loves rap, rock, and hip-hop, and his portable CD player goes with him almost everywhere. But finding an instrument to learn, which we require of all our children, has been a challenge. He's taking guitar lessons and is pretty good at it when he tries.

We did find out, however, one of the main reasons he was so threatened by music. He assumed that since his father worked as a music teacher, he was required to do the same. Once we assured him that he didn't have to be a professional musician, he felt much better!

posted by Stahlkes @ 7:34 AM