The iconic opening of Carmina Burana (better known to Australian television audiences as the song from the Carlton United It’s a big beer ad) has been reinterpreted by the Sydney Philharmonia Choirs as an Ode to Sleep Deprived Parents. Scroll down to check it out for yourself – just be ready for a good giggle!
The questions every parent asks
The song is something that every parent will relate to and in it, the choir ask a number of questions, including:
- Where are your pants?
- What have you done with my purse?
- What is that smell?
- Why do you look so happy?
- What’s in your mouth?
- Who ripped that book?
- Where is my mug?
- What was that crash?
- Who let you in the kitchen?
- Who dialled triple zero?
And the truly universal and desperate question that every parent has asked:
- Why won’t you sleep?
It got me thinking about the parenting questions we all ask our kids at one time or another. In my house they include:
- Why are there so many odd socks in the laundry?
- Why are there three pairs of shoes on the lounge-room floor?
- Who stuffed lolly wrappers down the side of the couch?
Got any questions you want to share?
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What are the questions you find yourself asking your children over and over again?