Insult "Fail"

When I was in my 30's, and still sung and played bass more actively in local bands, I used to sing about the house a lot while doing housework. One day, while washing the dishes, I was singing along with the heavily cracked stereo as usual. I remember a few of the bands, even, Judas Priest, Korn, Disturbed, Sound Garden, Dio, and the like.

My oldest daughter, who was about 13 at the time, came in from school and was greeted by this joyous cacophony. Though her tastes have changed dramatically since then, at the time she was into the Spice Girls, the Backstreet Boys, etc. Apparently, having such a lovely voice herself (she really does, and is studying to be an opera singer at present), my loud rustic vibrato tones did not please her.

After being told I needed to stop, she then attempted to insult me.
"You only THINK you can sing, because you sound just like all those GUYS you are trying to copy!" she ranted.
"Why, thank you, sweetie, that's the nicest thing you've said to your old mom in a long time!" was my heartfelt reply. At 13, it truly was the nicest thing out of her mouth for sometime.

A few days later, I was listening to The Cult while writing at the computer. My daughter, who was sitting nearby doing homework, and quite obviously disturbed by this, grabbed her things, and proceeded towards her room. Before exiting our living room, she vainly attempt once again to hurl the most ferocious insult she could manage at me.
"You know, if you WERE a dude, you'd sound JUST LIKE that guy!" she exclaimed with a look of obvious disgust.
"Oh, Lita, that is the best compliment EVER! Thank you!" was my excited reply, which sent her storming out of the room as I tried to attack her with a big appreciative hug.

Nowadays, my daughter is a huge fan of Ian Astbury and The Cult herself. I wonder if she still thinks I sound like him.

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