Another posting about Hannah Montana's song lyrics...

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Yes, yes, I know…my last posting was about Hannah Montana’s song lyrics. But I believe it’s important to do one more. As I said in my last posting, song lyrics can provide a great opportunity to build a bridge between us and our kids. The challenge, of course, is finding song lyrics that are worthwhile building material.

I was listening to Hannah Montana with my daughters today and I heard the following lyrics (sorry if I don't quote the lyrics EXACTLY as she sang them...this is my best recollection), "...We all want to believe in something...something bigger than ourselves."

One thing I have noticed that is severely lacking in kids in their late teens and early twenties is a focus on something bigger than just them. I want my girls to start to see their place in the bigger picture while they are still young. I want them to begin to appreciate that life is about way more than their immediate and selfish needs. I want them to know that with their lot in life, they have an obligation to do great things...not for themselves, but for the world. This Hannah Montana song provided me with a perfect opportunity to continue that conversation. Because, hey, when Hannah Montana talks, kids listen (sorry E.F. Hutton).

Late in the day we went to BJs to get some stuff for the City Mission. While we were shopping, one of my girls was whining a bit and asked why we had to be there. With barely a moment of hesitation one of my other daughters said, "Because we need to be bigger than ourselves. We need to think about those people who have no money and no homes, and what we can do to help them." I couldn't have been prouder or happier. Thanks, Hannah Montana!

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I can respect that Miley is searching for something "bigger than ourselves", but at the same time, quasi-religious inclinations in her lyrics tend to be diminished by her actions in posing for inappropriate images for magazines, etc.

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