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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m the previous poster.  I asked him to make an “I’m with mom playlist” which he did.  He can play that in the car. [/quote]

My teens have done this too, with the result that I actually have come to like a lot of rap artists though only some of their songs.

I can’t imagine trying to censor my kids’ music. That’s bound to end poorly. [/quote]

I've got teenagers and we make playlists for each other as part of 'education' - meaning, what songs should everyone know in a particular genre.  My kids create playlists like "Best of Rap" or "Current Songs for Mom".  I've made lists for them as well of songs they should know.  One of my favorites is the Best of Country after one kid said she didn't like country music.  It was because she hadn't heard good country music.  She was surprised by the range of country music and it's quality.  Occasionally, I'll do a comparison as with "I Will Always Love You".  Of course, she didn't know Dolly Parton had written it and she prefers the Whitney Houston version but it lead to a good conversation about the timelessness and universality of well crafted words.

We share our playlists through Spotify and listen to them in the car or in the mornings getting ready for school/work.  It's been great.

Of course, they still listen to sh1t but I ignore it.  [/quote]

I think this is a really great approach.  I have a system with my kids where I play them one of my favorite songs/artists for every two songs they play me.  The Spotify playlists they make for me don't have any of my stuff on there, but for road trips, they'll burn CDs (my car is ancient and doesn't even have satellite radio) that have the rap songs they think I'll like or tolerate, plus a few of what they consider the best of my songs to keep me interested.  Like you, I love old school country, and one of my teens has grown to somewhat appreciate it.  She actually was the one who introduced me to Miranda Lambert.  I probably never would have listened to her on my own, but love a lot of her stuff now.

My dad and I were never really close, but I really treasure my memories of him sharing his favorite music with us and the interest he took in ours, even during our heavy metal phase.   [/quote]

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