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Esos locos bajitos
Let them grow their own way 🌱
Who it's for
Joan Manuel Serrat gently pokes at how parents try to mold and control their kids, who inevitably become their own people.
Controlling and anxious→Accepting
Feelings it meets
What it is
"Esos locos bajitos" is a song by Catalan singer-songwriter Joan Manuel Serrat from his 1981 album En tránsito. It portrays parenthood through children's quirks and mess and the parental urge to tame and shape them, and reflects on how quickly children grow up while parents keep treating them as kids.
Where to find it
All major streaming services.
Before you start
Age: All ages
You are the bows from which your children as living arrows are sent forth.Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet, “On Children”
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