I'm one of those parents who takes my kids everywhere -- from board meetings to Erie Playhouse performances to concerts on the beach. I believe in exposing them to real life (how are kids going to learn how to behave if you never put them in situations where they can learn?). I'm also really big on dragging them to all kinds of cultural events and anything that does not involve sitting in front of a screen for hours on end (though, yes, we go to the movies).

We heard an advertisement for the upcoming SugarLand concert at the Erie Civic Center (Sat., Oct. 18) in the car last night and I said "Ooohh...who can I get to go to that concert with me...I don't know anyone who loves country music." Kelly -- age 7 -- piped up from the back seat "I LOVE SugarLand, mommy! I want to go!" and then she proceeded to sing along with their hit "All I Wanna Do." "Please, mommy...can I go...please!"

I immediately dismissed it and then...thought, well...wait..... It's a country band that sings about loving their family and God and life. It's not like I want to haul her off to a Kid Rock concert. It's unlikely there will be strippers in cages on the stage at the SugarLand concert. And, it's not a school night.

But, what about the volume...and the drunk people...and the girls dressed like strippers....and the pot smokers who think they're being sly?

Hmmm.....

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