Song of my Sunday May 3, 2009
Posted by Moonstruck Mommy in Song of My Sunday.Tags: Into the Woods, selfishness, Song of My Sunday, Stephen Sondheim
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In an effort to keep up with this NaBloPoMo business I decided to try and come up with some kind of weekly meme I can do. Hopefully it will help me finish the entire month!! I am a big music lover… all kinds really, so I decided why not bring a little bit to the blog! Yay! 
The two songs I wanna talk about this week are from the musical Into the Woods by Stephen Sondheim. If you haven’t seen it…shame on you… go rent it as fast as possible. Best musical ever!!
This first song is just to help you understand what is going on in the second one. It is when the wolf and Little Red Ridinghood first meet… he is quite the charmer, no?
Now to the second song. Little Red sings about her experiences after being cut out of the wolf by the Baker.
When I was younger I had to be the most naive person on the planet. I always tried to do the right thing and be nice, so I assumed everyone else did the same. As I have grown up and been in different situations I have found that not only is that wrong, but it really couldn’t be farther from the truth. I’m not saying no one is nice, I guess, I’m saying that I have seen selfishness win too many times. A lot of people like to do what is best for them… damn everyone else. Cheaters, abusers, drug addict, thieves, people that gamble away their family’s money, there are tons of examples.
The wolf knew all the right things to do and say to get what he wanted. I’m not going to lie, I’m quite the manipulator myself, but I have always used my powers for good. It is scary to think that there are people out there like the wolf. I can’t help but remember my last relationship before I met hubbs. The boy (he was 24 but definitely still a boy) abused drugs, alcohol, steroids. and me. He partied a lot, had casual sex, went on drugged out camping trips, the works. Even when I wanted to leave, he sucked me back in. It’s just like the song says- scary is exciting. And, the more I hung out with him the farther I slipped into it all. Lucky for me I found out he was messing around with my best friend before I did anything stupid, like heroin.
Now, I’m obviously not with him and I don’t think I would ever be in that kind of relationship again. But I know that guys like that are out there now. I might be safe, I’m married, but what about my daughter, my sister, my friends? What about women I know that are currently in abusive relationships?
Sometimes I think I’d like to go back to when I thought everyone was perfect, but really I just wish everyone was.
Moonstruck Mommy
