There are things in life that are not illegal and should be. We have the obvious things such as illegal drug use, alcohol and cigarettes sold to minors, murder, or embezzlement. What I am talking about is something different that I'm sure many of you have experienced. In particular, what I am talking about is making a mother cry.
It should be illegal to make moms cry, especially when they are driving an automobile. The punishment should be doubled... no!... make that quadrupled! Yes! Quadrupled!
When a radio station, in this particular case it happened to be Long Island's WPLJ 95.5, plays a song that is notorious for making me cry... ok, ok... I admit... it makes me sob, that is unfair and should be illegal.
WPLJ did not play fair. They played
Butterfly Kisses which by itself makes me.... sob, but did they have to make a Father's Day version? Not fair! Not fair at all!
The tears gushed and gushed so I could hardly see the Belt Parkway while driving my daughter to the New York Aquarium. The song was edited with an overlay of the voice of a little girl saying things like "Daddy, read me a story... please", "See the picture I drew? This is me and this is you", "Why is the sky blue?", "I'm getting sleepy. Will you tuck me in?". Throughout you hear little-girl laughter.
Then in the part where he sings about her Sweet 16, a teen girl's voice says things like "Dad, I passed! I got my license!", "Dad! I'm on the phone!" Then you hear a voice saying "Ladies and Gentlemen, introducing the class of 2000!" Off to college she goes.
Then comes the "Daddy, I wanted to call you first. I got that job.", "Dad, I met the greatest guy. He reminds me so much of you", "This is the happiest day of my life". Church bells sound in the background. (sob.... still)
I have never been able to hear that song without the waterworks. Come to think of it, it seems I always hear the song while
I'm driving!
Not fair. Not fair at all. Let me contact my congressman to start making it illegal to make me cry like that.
"With all that I've done wrong I must have done something right to deserve her love every morning and butterfly kisses at night."
~Butterfly Kisses by Bob Carlisle
