since the kid presumably likes games and/or memes i would suggest starting with this beatle classic https://youtu.be/dJ1KaspORsE?si=n2Jg5i8r8YmPQu6u

Oh man, this was my history teacher’s favorite song back in middle school. Used to play it in class every. day. I thought I got away from that song… And I did for 17 years…

Now it’s stuck in my head again!

Really any musical, especially one that hits that “I maybe shouldn’t be watching this” is a good option. Maybe Dr Horrible’s Sing Along Blog? Probably too young for Sweeney Todd

Ch ch ch chicken!

That is some damn fine dadding right there. I think this is a perfect plan.

excellent depiction of anticipation. imaginary fake internet points!

Calm down there Calculon!

Oh my gosh, your comment made me sick.

I mean really who in their right mind would even consider that? Personally I can’t even imagine just wasting that perfectly good pencil. Please be a responsible adult and use a fork instead (in case you can’t fit the fork into your ear canal you might wanna widen it with a spoon first. Btw. spoons are the goto in case your ability to see is bothering you too)

Depending on your child's age and your bond you could also simply get rid of the child.

Do you play Minecraft?

I have yet to watch it but i assume there is very little to connect with if you don’t?

Depending on how old your kids are and if you are not already playing, playing on a local server together is great family time and can provide situations for real bonding aswell as real world educational discussions.

It is not a good movie, but my kids enjoyed it, so I got some vicarious pleasure out of the experience. I wouldn’t watch it on my own.

I don’t wanna sound old here…

I got bad news for you, that’s basically all we’re doing right now.

I played Minecraft as a teenager when it was in Beta (you can do the math for my rough age based on that) and I took my kids to see it as a fun family outing. It was a fun kids movie, and it was wild hearing the Minecraft soundtrack in the theatre lobby, but honestly while I’m glad I saw it in the theatre, it wasn’t anything I’d go out of my way to see again. My kids however have watched it multiple times since it’s hit streaming

that's what they™ want you to do

Unleash the Crazy Frog. Or go nuclear with playing non-stop every single kitsch 70’s romantic songs on repeat—while singing them passionately.

It give’em an hour.

I’m not sure that’s really gonna make the situation better though…

It can still be worse,

I once overheard a group of kindergarteners continually yelling “Skibidi toilet” at repeat.

He has a set of shark PJs, and whenever he wears them I sing [his name] shark do do do do do…

And he immediately responds “STOOOOP DAD! PLEASE! I ALREADY TOLD YOU BEFORE!”

And I’ll never stop doing it

THAT'S NOT HOW IT GOES, DAD!

... Oh? It doesn't?

Mine would crack up and switch to that

Ok, I’ve officially employed this method, mixing it with some other suggestions in the thread.

Cha-cha-cha-lava, La-la-la-chicken! Oooh chicken jockey It’s a chicken jockey! Woooon-derboy!

I did get a satisfying “no dad, that’s not how it goes”, but then it resulted in him singing it a few more times… I think I’ll just keep it up until it’s clear to him he’s being trolled, then we’ll see what happens.