I just sit there and make up songs and sing to [my son] in gibberish. I'm very good at gibberish now.
Interpretation
This quote highlights the joy and creativity of a parent connecting with their child through playful expression.
Elton John's quote illustrates the unique and whimsical ways in which parents bond with their children. By creating songs in gibberish, he emphasizes the importance of playfulness and creativity in parenting, showing that communication can transcend language and foster a loving relationship.
In practice
Sharing this quote at a parenting workshop to highlight creative engagement with children.
I don't want to be married. I'm very happy with a civil partnership. If gay people want to get married, or get together, they should have a civil partnership. The word 'marriage,' I think, puts a lot of people off. You get the same equal rights that we do when we have a civil partnership. Heterosexual people get married. We can have civil partnerships.
I just wish more of my fellow queers would come out sometimes. It's nice out here, you know?
At heart I've always been a music fan. That part of me has never changed since I was a little kid, sitting in a room watching a record go round, looking at the colour of the labels.
I hate to say this, but I always listen to the music and the instrumentation first, and then grab on to the lyrics later.
So excuse me forgetting, but these things I do_x000D_ _x000D_ You see I've forgotten, if they're green or they're blue_x000D_ _x000D_ Anyway, the thing is, what I really mean_x000D_ _x000D_ Yours are the sweetest eyes, I've ever seen.
Don't be afraid to let her into your heart and when your down, don't try to carry the whole world on your shoulders.
Making the family a top priority will invariably bring success.
My mother was the first singer I had contact with. She sang constantly to us around the house, in church.
My family was a poor farming family, and we lived under absolute segregation.
In Morocco, there is an insistence on authority. Children are not encouraged to speak up in front of their parents. My parents were not like this. I was the kind of girl who could tell her father, 'No, what you are saying is totally untrue, and I don't agree with you.'
Everyone has some dysfunction in their families. They have to deal with it. You don't walk away if you love someone. You help the person.
The mother is everything - she is our consolation in sorrow, our hope in misery, and our strength in weakness. She is the source of love, mercy, sympathy, and forgiveness. He who loses his mother loses a pure soul who blesses and guards him constantly
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