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Shelly Mazzanoble's avatar

Okay, here's my favorite reverse psychology parenting trick: when your kid starts singing, join in! Tell them how much you also love signing! Tell them singing is the best and you're so happy it's something you can do together! Guaranteed your kid will never want to sing again. I've inadvertently done this with things I actually wanted my son to like (reading, eating non-beige foods, Dungeons & Dragons) and all of those things have become LAME so I know this works! Good luck! (Also your bee-themed catch phrases are on point, which is also a catch phrase my kid hates because I said it once by accident.)

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Teri Adams's avatar

This is exactly what I was going to suggest!

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miter's avatar

Build an isolated vocal room in your house for singing/recording. Ask him to record a track. Say that you gave it to a music executive and they think he has amazing raw talent but needs lessons and training and the only way to train is by singing in the isolated sound proof room.

No one kills my BUZZ

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Bill Toelke's avatar

Regarding your kid, Let It Bee.

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Jared Smith's avatar

Thanks for the Survivor Australia Season 10 rec, need to fill this Survivor size hole in my heart.

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Will Verbarg's avatar

Re: Ben - let him be. The house is a safe space! If it wasn’t the singing, it would be something else driving you nuts. Maybe try to get a video - something for you (and June) to look back on and have some laughs. This is coming from the father of a 10-year old and a 7-year old.

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Sarah's avatar

The host for Traitors Australia is on Instagram. @rodgercorser He's been in some interesting tv shows. I now want you 2 to become friends so you can get him on your twitch show.

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Jessie Hammersmith's avatar

I felt the urge to wash my brain after watching the clip of Traitors. It's like the grossest features of humanity sensationalized 👽

Maybe get your son a karaoke machine? Or a game like Rock Band that scores your ability to stay on-pitch? Good luck with that one, though!

Jessie

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Paul Scheer's avatar

We got him soap in the shape of a microphone

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Ren Bee's avatar

Do you think the writers of The Beekeeper thought they were really Doing Something by giving him the same retirement job as Sherlock Holmes? Would love Statham to compare himself to Holmes in the movie.

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Emma Kalo's avatar

You can start dancing every time he walks by you singing. That usually horrifies kids into stopping. Or try to get him to switch songs. My son sang Ma Ya Hi by Dan Balan through his entire 8th grade year. I think it became his rhythm for doing things. Good luck!

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Shelly Mazzanoble's avatar

Oh yeah, good one. Parental dancing is absolutely horrifying.

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Bill Southern's avatar

As a fellow “Three” enthusiast, I look forward to much more “3 Things.” Here’s a link to the most recent “Rule of Three” column, published here on Substack - enjoy. .

.https://ruleofthree.substack.com/p/we-have-met-the-enemy

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Paul Scheer's avatar

Subscribed

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Mr D!'s avatar

The Beekeeper sounds hilarious. The title alone is risible. I remember the big tough guy in Police Academy who retired from the force to work in a florists. That was a joke! This is too. Statham the beekeeper! ha ha ha

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Rachel White's avatar

Like another person posted, the host of Traitors Aus is Rodger Corser. He's been in Australian entertainment for decades - he was Roger in the Aus premiere of Rent, and got started in Sydney hosting trivia nights (he hosted one for my mate's 21st about 20 years ago). Pretty cool dude. You should come to Australia and watch more of our garbage reality shows!

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Paul Scheer's avatar

I’m in

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Brian Forkum's avatar

Sting-spore? That was brilliant! Still laughing about that one!

BYOBee.

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