I first heard about this kid in snippets of conversation among my teenagers. "I don't get the whole hype. He sounds like a 5-year-old girl!" "Forget what he sounds like, he looks like a 5-year-old girl."
I asked who they were talking about and they imparted their limited knowledge of this YouTube discovered singing sensation who was melting the hearts of 10-year-old girls everywhere. "I think you're just jealous," I told them. "He probably already has more money than you'll ever see in your lifetime."
They got me curious. I looked him up on YouTube and read about him in Wikipedia and I came to this conclusion: Justin Bieber is the New Kids On The Block of my day. Everyone either loved them or hated them, there was no in-between. The group of friends I was with every spare moment were of the haters-club and so I became one as well. Until I heard one of their songs on the radio. I didn't know who the singers were (had actually never heard their music before my friends started bashing them) and really liked the song. So I became a closet semi-fan. At one point I even purchased some 'I heart NKOTB' stickers and plastered them on my friend Terry's locker at school, thinking it would be funny. He was furious. That secret has remained with me... until today. But I'm pretty sure he doesn't follow either of my blogs, so it's all good.
Anyhow - my point is this. Justin Bieber seems like a decent kid who lucked out in the music industry. I could never follow him on Twitter because his grammar is atrocious; but hey, the kid can sing. Love him or hate him, you have to admit that he's got some talent - at least until he hits puberty.
Oh, wait - I guess he's already 16.
I have to concede one thing to my kids, though - I'm not sure about a 5-year-old, but he does look a lot like my 3-year-old girl...
Or maybe it's just that they both need haircuts.
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So, teach are u hintin' that maybe Justin..... naw... just a thought... a scary one, huh? Personally, I don't know why these teeny boppers like him.. He hasn't found/gone thru puberty yet... He's obsessed about his hair- 4 sure... He has this habit of shaking it from right to left... Does your 3yr. old do that?If and when she does, I would rethink about Justin being your worst nightmare...lol
I'm not up on Bieber, so thanks for giving me the real scoop. (I've heard him being made fun of on late night TV and wondered...)
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My 2 yr old said something about Justin Bieber last night and I about fell off my chair. We don't talk about him around here, but she stayed with some cousins last week and I started wondering if I should've re-thought that decision. Thanks for the reassurance that maybe he's not that bad.
But 16 is still too old for a 2 yr old.
Thanking my lucky stars his name hasn't been mentioned in our household yet. I've no idea who he is! I'm sure when school starts that'll end....... but for now, it's all good.
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