Yesterday I was in the other room while my boys were watching Shinedown’s acoustic performance in KC. One of them comes in to me & wants me to rewind the DVD. (So cute!) I go back to where Brent, the lead singer, is talking about his drug addiction & recovery. Mom, what are drugs? So, I explained what they are & why they are bad. He then asked why we liked Shinedown if he does drugs? I replayed Brent talking about getting clean for his son. I explained that it is very hard to quit drugs. My little one remembered one of the earlier songs they’d played was Heroes. He points out that Brent must be a hero then. I agreed because of his fame he probably was for some people who wanted to get clean. In all 7 year old wisdom, he told me he thought that was pretty cool.
Now start the show again & turn it up, Mom! — Rock on, Peanut!
D.A. Bausman 