What do you do when you have perfect pitch but your kids can barely carry a tune?
You sing all the time and encourage them to do the same. And never, EVER criticize. This rule only applies to children. Adults, singing-show contestants over 18, and professional singers are fair game. 
Music was my mother’s true love. Way before she was married, Mom sang in an orchestra with her best friend, and she loved it. She would also sing with her sisters, who were gifted songwriters. In the late 50s, they all auditioned for the Ted Mack Amateur Hour (the prelude to American Idol) and were heartbroken when they were not selected.
Mom sang her sisters’ songs all the time. In fact, she sang these songs so often and so well that we could never tell whether she was singing famous or family songs. That’s how good they were.
When my mother was in the very late stages of Alzheimer’s and unable to recognize anyone, we racked our brains to say or do something – ANYTHING – that would spark her memory. That’s when I sang one of my aunts’ songs to her.
Suddenly, she turned her head towards me, opened her brown eyes and smiled.
I guess some things are just too damn good to forget.
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