Your daughter’s head may be turned by shiny things for a minute (or a semester), but life is long. Unlike your analogy to bursting in and turning on the TV, there is a long tradition of piano music at social events. If you prefer not to have live music, pre-empt it with a little note on the sheet-music stand: “Let’s not have piano music tonight. Thanks!” This will be less hurtful than asking people to stop playing after they’ve begun — which is good, because not one of them means any harm. Put on a Sweater or SomethingMy son and his partner are in their 20s and in perfectly good health.

Source: New York Times January 03, 2019 15:45 UTC