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Does Piggy have her priorities straight?

Discussion in 'Classic Muppets' started by CherryPizza, Feb 1, 2012.

  1. CherryPizza Member

    This is one for the "It always bugs me, but I've never bothered to express it" file:

    I'm gonna climb the matterhorn
    But only AFTER all our children are born
    Cause I want to be a good mommy, too
    And I'm gonna always love you

    How exactly does waiting until after children are born make you a good mother? Surely she'd want to get all of this reckless adventure out of her system BEFORE the kids are born so that she can then concentrate on raising the little'uns.
  2. RedPiggy Well-Known Member

    In her mind, she probably sees it as wanting to deal with kids while she's in a place where she can in her life. She doesn't want to be injured or anything risky like that which would affect raising her kids?
  3. heralde Well-Known Member

    I always took it as but only after she's finished starting and raising her family for awhile.
  4. blackaerin Active Member

    She wants to get married and have kids more than hiking the Matterhorn. If she had to choose between the two, she'd rather take being a mom than a mountain climber.
  5. Drtooth Well-Known Member

    To answer this question, you have to realize... the song is basically about the, how do I put it, delusions of grandeur little kids have when they're trying to think about their futures and what they're going to do when they're adults (you know... before reality smacks them down).

    It isn't so much about messed up priorities as much as the hypothetical baby version of Piggy singing about how she wants to do it all, and thinks she can.
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  6. Slackbot Well-Known Member

    Keep in mind that she's a baby when she sings that, so she probably has not planned out a detailed timeline.
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  7. miss kermie Well-Known Member

    I think Piggy want to have that adventure with her kids now that i think about it.
  8. Drtooth Well-Known Member

    Exactly what I said. Even though it is a hypothetical version of her as a baby. But if you listen very carefully to the lyrics of the whole song, it's basically "I wanna do it all, and I'm going to do it when I grow up."
  9. DannyRWW Well-Known Member

    I think its obvious that Piggy never has her priorities straight in the first place :)
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  10. panmanthe2nd Active Member

    That's for sure!

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