My 31 year old son called ...

11 years ago

... to tell me a story. He is a paramedic and firefighter, and last night the crew transported a small baby to the emergency room. He said the baby was 2 1/2 months old, and screamed at the top of her lungs until he started singing the words to every James Taylor song that he could remember from his childhood, when I sang them to him.

Today, when he told my DIL about it, she told him he should call and tell me, too. What sweet kids!

Our favorite was Sweet Baby James, and I always inserted the word
'root' before 'beer'--I forgot to ask if he did the same. :)

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stacey_mb

11 years ago

How sweet. You have a very cool son!

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mawheel
11 years ago
What a sweet, touching, caring thing for your son to do. Thanks for sharing with us.
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glenda_al
11 years ago
Great memory maker with your son when he was young.
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sweet_betsy No AL Z7
11 years ago
A heartwarming story, mama goose, and nice to hear.
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socks
11 years ago
How proud you must feel. You have a fantastic son, a very sweet man.
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katlan
11 years ago
What a great story mama goose!
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sheilajoyce_gw
11 years ago
What a great guy!
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morz8 - Washington Coast
11 years ago
I don't even know him and I like him already. What a great boy you must have!
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ravencajun Zone 8b TX
11 years ago
That is awesome! He should be sure to tell the parents their baby is a James Taylor fan lol.

I swear I thought you were going to say he sang James Brown songs. I flashed back to the movie where the attack dobermans would stop cold when they started singing James Brown. I can't remember the name of that movie. Great scene.

Your son's story is very special and rare.
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tami_ohio
11 years ago
You have a very special son!
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Texas_Gem
11 years ago
Raven- are you thinking of the movie A Low Down Dirty Shame?

Mama Goose- your son is roughly my age, does he have any children of his own to sing to and pass on the tradition?
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sleeperblues
11 years ago
When I worked the night shift at the peds ICU in Madison, WI (27 years ago) we always played James Taylor while we were holding and rocking the children that were well enough. Such peaceful and beautiful music.
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Georgysmom
11 years ago
Great story!!! I'm sure it brought a smile to your face…….it did mine.
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caseynfld
11 years ago
Aw that is so sweet! My nephew is a paramedic too.
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chisue
11 years ago
It takes a special person to be a good paramedic, year after year, dealing with people of all ages, in all kinds of pain and fear. You raised 'a good one', mamma goose! (Me, too! LOL)
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Lindsey_CA
11 years ago
What a good son you have!!
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11 years ago
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Thank you all so much! Son and DIL live about 3 hours away, and he works two jobs--one as paramedic, and the other as a firefighter, so he sometimes calls between runs. They have no children yet but he is very good with my grandson, his nephew. My son was in the military for 7 years and didn't get home much, but my grandson has always been very comfortable with him--never any 'stranger anxiety.'

My younger daughter was visiting this week-end and helped me stack brush today, and elder daughter and SIL painted one of the bathrooms.

All great kids!

(Grandson's favorite JT song is Mockingbird, so it has become a tradition. :)
Alisande
11 years ago
That's a lovely story. You must be so proud of him.

Earlier this month I went to a memorial service at which everyone in attendance sang "Sweet Baby James" to the accompaniment of the deceased's grandson on guitar.

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