This is my favorite thread that I started:

YOU KNOW YOUR OBSESSION WITH DAVID COOK IS AFFECTING YOUR FAMILY WHEN...

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2008 - 20:28

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Your 3 year old son looks at the host at Applebee's who is waiting to seat you and says "Mommy, is that David Cook?" To which you reply, "No honey that's not David Cook." And want to say "He's not hot enough to be David Cook" or something to that effect.

Post your own too! LOL, I love the one's others have posted in response!

POSTED BY SHELLBERRY77

Replies for this Forum TopicFri, 12/12/2008 - 14:13 — iloveDCYES
Well, I told my daughter, who is 40, that in my obituary I want to say something like this:

Karen leaves a daughter, ____, a son,_____, and two precious granddaughters. Her love of music, especially David Cook, touched her soul deeply, and her OCDCD was a great joy and blessing.
Neil Diamond and Vince Gill were the only other artists that she loved, but David, oh my!

My daughter wrote back, "What if you like another singer by the time you die?"
I replied, nobody else, that is it! DONE! David is number one, and the other two are tied for 2nd.

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karen

Fri, 12/12/2008 - 13:45 — juliadc36
.....when your 8 years old's daughter who just trying to "organize" your birthday party asking you :"Mom, how could i invite David Cook to sing for you????
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julia

Fri, 12/12/2008 - 10:06 — canadianlady
When your husband comes home at dinner time and you look at him blankly and then for the first time in 17 years tell him, "you make the dinner."

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It sounds egotistical, but I see myself as a complex person...
Desire is the beginning of all new creation. Abraham

Fri, 12/12/2008 - 09:52 — leebrigs
When you change your screensaver from a shot of your 11-yr. old son to one of DC from SNL, and your son says "I can't believe you like David better than me." Of course I assured him that wasn't true but still.

Fri, 12/12/2008 - 08:13 — evelyiscookified
Good stories... one thing I have noticed in DCO is that you people have so understandable husbands. WOW!

My 11 yrs old daughter told me, that I spend too much time on my computer, I'm not listening to her anymore Ias I used to (can't hear 'cause I'm wearing headphones) and I'm like switched off... so we made a deal, I will go to my room and let her know before - that now it is my time... then she will let me be in peace.

I go voluntarily walk with our french buldog every day for couple of hours... that's my time with david.

From now I have kept my obsession from my family pretty well (been hooked for only 2 weeks now...I did not know much anything about DC before)... and mainly I spent my night hours here, but I know one day it will all explode out of me... some small explosions have been taken place already ... poor family, they don't know what is waiting for them...lol

Tonight my best friend is going to be cookified... lol

Wed, 12/10/2008 - 19:10 — dizzyclover
Sat, 12/06/2008 - 22:21 — Heliotrope

When you threaten your kids that you'll wear your David Cook tee-shirt to a school event unless they do the chores you asked--and they actually listen.

LOL!!!... I laughed SO hard at this!!>.. I am so using this for my kids!! BRILLIANT!

Wed, 12/10/2008 - 01:26 — cricketbetsy
When you're husband is thinking about starting a blog (Degree in English) and he asks you to show him what you like best about all of the blogs/sites you visit on a regular basis and you think...Um, really? You have to ask? David Cook is what I like best!!! (This whole site/blog thing didn't happen much for me before May.)

When you know you have to buy a post-it pad to make notes to post on you computer to remember what you intended to do that day...(Outside of my regular schedule of course, *cough*)

When your children no longer have much hope in their eyes when they ask to spend some time on the computer...(I've gotten better with this, they're in bed now.)

Mon, 12/08/2008 - 23:57 — CCF
You know your obsession with David Cook is affecting your family when... your 4 year old son is playing on the floor, all by himself, with his toys. He likes to use made up voices and have them act out different scenes. His 2 cars crash into each other and you hear him say as car #1, "ow, you hit me!" .... and in a deeper voice car #2 says, "oh yea, well I'm David Cook and I can beat you up."

Mon, 12/08/2008 - 16:07 — Big Tuna
You know your obsession with David Cook is affecting your family when...

Everytime you hear the radio and ask "who is this?" your mom replys David Cook....

yeah my sister and i always ask my mom "who is this?" and she always says David Cook!

Sun, 12/07/2008 - 17:40 — Mo
YOU KNOW YOUR OBSESSION WITH DAVID COOK IS AFFECTING YOUR FAMILY WHEN.....I tell my relative about a David Cook concert that happens to be on my mom's b-day. She calls my mom up and says: "Guess what's on Monday?!" My mom says: "Yeah, my b-day!" And she goes: "NO, DAVID COOK!"

Haha. Got to love the Cookification.
Great stories everyone!

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~Mo

I have OCD- Obsessive Cookie Disorder

Sun, 12/07/2008 - 15:01 — susie
I should add that my husband *encouraged* me (seriously) to be sure to include DC in our holiday letter!

Sun, 12/07/2008 - 14:54 — susie
When David Cook features prominently in your year-in-review holiday letter to family and friends... (let's face it, the year DID revolve around him).

Sun, 12/07/2008 - 12:51 — LadyBirdSF
Yeah, my son said to me today, that "You are getting soft on your brain!"
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~LadyBird~ a fan forever
Please, forgive me my bad English!

Sun, 12/07/2008 - 09:40 — notaround
My husband and 6 year old daughter went to Guitar Center to get our son's 3rd grade teacher a gift card, to add to the gift card tree we, the class parents, are creating for him for Christmas.

My daughter didn't know who the gift card was for. She told me that she thought I was getting it for David Cook. I had to explain that with a Gibson endorsement is really worth far more to David Cook than $15 at Guitar Center ...

Oh, as a side note ... 3rd grade teacher is quite attractive. He dressed as a rock star for Halloween. He looked like Neal. I was picking up our son at a birthday party on Thursday night and the cute teacher was the topic of conversation. Someone asked another mom what he looked like. Her response, I kid you not ... "A cross between Brad Pitt and David Cook from American Idol ..."

Sun, 12/07/2008 - 09:17 — NY_CookFan
... when your 81 year old mom chews you out for your obsession with that tone of voice only a mom can have. It starts with... "How old are you???" Geez, my husband tolerates it a whole lot better than she does! Although he did say I was acting like an addict when I wanted to go to both HRC concerts. LOL
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Sun, 12/07/2008 - 07:34 — DLC
You know your obsession is affecting your family, when your hubby comes home and ask… so what world are you in to day mine or the cookie world
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DLC
--"When you cried i´d wipe away all of your tears, when you´d scream i´d fight away all of your fears."-- One of David’s misunderstood girls

Sun, 12/07/2008 - 03:03 — iheartdavidcook3
You know your obsession is affecting your family when... your brother asks you why don't you marry David Cook already as you watch all your recording s of him on talk shows over and over again.

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Sun, 12/07/2008 - 01:53 — klaireabell1113
lol elizabeth just glad he hasnt followed through yet lol im 19 but i still live at home and the only time my obsession with David involved my family is when he won, i got so excited i ran from the living room to my mom's room took a running leap onto her bed slapped her in the arm and screamed omg he won (it was about this time i realized she was not just watching tv but was in fact asleep) i have never seen her look so scared in my life lolol she has forgiven me now though so its ok

Sun, 12/07/2008 - 00:22 — DCFAN89
I just have to say you people are too funny with your stories! lol

Sun, 12/07/2008 - 00:20 — 2coolru
Just seeing your post PWeller.

My hubby is one silly boy! He hasn't actually followed through yet... just threatened that he should! The poor fella is watching the history channel right now, while I visit here. No wonder he is desperate! It is 11PM. WTH am I doing? Having fun surfing here!

In all honesty, I wouldn't mind if he did give it a whirl. He is a long way from DC and twenty years his senior, but hell, I think I might like it!

Elizabeth

Sun, 12/07/2008 - 00:07 — dunncountry
You know your obsession is affecting your family, when your husband asks if he should grow some scruff. He didn't specifically mention David but this was after seeing his picture in the paper along with an article about how women of all ages love him. Ha. Ha.( I must downplay my love for Mr. Cook a bit when hubby's around). It is kind of cute that he's a bit jealous of a guy who's as old as our oldest son.

Sat, 12/06/2008 - 23:48 — BarbC70254
YOU KNOW YOUR OBSESSION WITH DAVID COOK IS AFFECTING YOUR FAMILY WHEN... I'd rather stay home on the computer than let my husband take me out for dinner. True and more than once. bad wife.

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Maybe theres a hero in us all

Sat, 12/06/2008 - 23:06 — mom67lovesu
When your 11 year old daughter says, mom you talk about him too much. Also another sign is that the only framed photos in your living room are those 2 beautiful pictures of you and David from the David Wright gala with my autographed ticket!!!!

Sat, 12/06/2008 - 22:21 — Heliotrope
When you threaten your kids that you'll wear your David Cook tee-shirt to a school event unless they do the chores you asked--and they actually listen.
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Sat, 12/06/2008 - 09:27 — pweller7
plsssssttt! Just gigglesnorting coffee up outta my nose onto keyboard right now 2coolru! Your husband must be AWESOME! I know this is way OT, but do you have a picture of him like this? I want a copy to past on my fridge for my hubby so he can see what you gotta do to win the wifey poohs affections back! Forget trying to loose 20 lbs! Just get your inner RAWK STAR on! BAHAHAHA! Thanks for a good laugh this AM!
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Sat, 12/06/2008 - 09:07 — 2coolru
Your husband puts on a couple of your necklaces and some of your eyeliner, in an attempt to get a morsel of attention from you!

Mine has threatened to do just this!

Elizabeth

Sat, 12/06/2008 - 07:21 — xofoxesxo
LMAO!! these are all too priceless :] Ok, so:
"YOU KNOW YOUR OBSESSION WITH DAVID COOK IS AFFECTING YOUR FAMILY WHEN..."
I'm about to make something for dinner, and my younger brother walks in as i say "so, what would you like me to cook?...." and he yells out "Oh, enough of him already!!"
LOL...poor kid ;]

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Sat, 12/06/2008 - 07:08 — pweller7
YKYOWDCAYFW...all three of the cats sit at your feet looking up at you whilst you are voting for hours on end for Mr, Cook, completely ignoring them w/that ...WTH? We are STARVING here! look on their hairy faces...

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Sat, 12/06/2008 - 05:06 — annie145
I love these stories. Some of them sound just like my house.....

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annie145

Sat, 12/06/2008 - 02:49 — dogmother57
-When your husband emails David Cook articles home for you from work.
-When your six year old tells everyone she meets at the mall that Mommy loves David Cook.

Sat, 12/06/2008 - 02:08 — shellberry77
Just thought of another from the other day:

Your 3 year old starts crying because "Crush" hadn't quite ended and you turned on DC's "Declaration" because you were sick of hearing Archie. He then says "I don't want to hear David Cook, I want "Crush" mama." So, you turn the radio off and say "Its either David Cook or nothing." Is that mean? Sorry, I was having a bad day.

FYI: My then 2 year old son has loved "Crush" from the day I first played it for him. Big mistake. Then I made the mistake of putting it in my car. Then he wanted to hear it all the time! If only I could get him to like one of DC's songs better. I'm working on it.

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Shelly
'understanding hubbies club'

Sat, 12/06/2008 - 01:57 — _marium_
hahaha-
love the stories.

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**Marium**

<3 the expression, priceless.
I heart David!

Sat, 12/06/2008 - 01:50 — alleyohh
you know your obsession is affecting your family when you get in the car and ask your boys (aged 5 and under) what music they want to hear for the ride and they shout out in unison, "ANYTHING but David Cook."

Sat, 12/06/2008 - 01:38 — Ms.Angel
when your two, almost, three year old calls u EVERY time she sees david on the computer or tv to tell you "mommy i just saw YOUR david cook" or when your with her and she wants you to go to any and all pages you have with david's picture on it so she can point out the fact that all those pictures are in fact him!
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www.myspace.com/mrsangeltripp

Sat, 12/06/2008 - 01:33 — DocWalker
... when your husband makes sure to DVR all of the TV appearances, without needing to ask you which ones or when they're on. And compares favorite songs on each album. And knows which ones really light your fire.

... when your 3-year-old daughter:
-- requests her favorite David Cook songs by name, and sings along
-- knows David Cook on sight and can spell his name, too
-- is head-banging in the back seat of the car to Axium
-- sees the "Happy Christmas" video for the first time and says, "I just want to stare at him for a while." (Swear to God, she said it last night. Hubby and I absolutely lost it.)

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"Be yourself. Everybody else is already taken."

Sat, 12/06/2008 - 00:37 — Cyn
Your son tells you he knows the words to all the songs on David Cook by osmosis and your 2 y/o granddaughter knows his voice when she hears it, she also says Meemaw's David to her mom when his music comes on.

Fri, 12/05/2008 - 23:23 — plethora
Yous 6 six your old child wants a "microphone and speaker" for his bday so he can sing LO and TOML. AND, went to get his haircut and came back saying "I got it just like David Cook". Whenever asked the question, "who is your favorite musician" - DAVID COOK is the first thing out of his mouth!

Fri, 12/05/2008 - 23:23 — plethora
Yous 6 six your old child wants a "microphone and speaker" for his bday so he can sing LO and TOML. AND, went to get his haircut and came back saying "I got it just like David Cook". Whenever asked the question, "who is your favorite musician" - DAVID COOK is the first thing out of his mouth!

Fri, 12/05/2008 - 23:07 — die-for-david
You know your obsession with DC is affecting your family when...... your share the World Almanac's cover with them with pride as if it was of your own....

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die-for-david ***Martha

Fri, 12/05/2008 - 23:06 — breadmom2
.......when you leave the computer room after about 3 hours and my hubbie say, "Have you been in the computer room with David Cook all this time!"

Fri, 12/05/2008 - 22:59 — yaminacookie
Your 3 year old twins know the words to Declaration and sing along.
Your husband cannot tolerate the word "David" in any context in any conversation - not David Wright, David Letterman, David Beckham.

Fri, 12/05/2008 - 22:44 — Aubreylin
.... when your in the car with your husband and he complains that you have the heat too high and then says "Oh it must be all this David Cook music" and startts fanning himself.

Fri, 12/05/2008 - 22:13 — NCCookiefan
My 6 year old son (David) announced to everyone in the family that he is named after David Cook
(he's really named after my Dad!!) LOL.. then the same 6 year old is reading his book for homework and he reads.. "He can cook," and my son says "c-o-o-k.... like David Cook."
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NCCookieFan
"You make me fall forever with no end in sight" Searchlights

Fri, 12/05/2008 - 22:06 — Heliotrope
Really, the only way my obsession has affected my family (I'm a single mom with two teens) is that they like to tease me about it. They roll their eyes whenever I mention David, so I try not to talk about him much. Thank goodness for my laptop so I can spend time alone with David without much interruption. Until August I had to make do with the computer in the dining room, which is like Grand Central Station in my house. The minimize key was developing a depression on its surface from constant use.

Oh, and for Christmas my wonderful son is making me a David video (set to Avalanche or TWIK, I'm not sure which yet) using his Idol performances. I can't wait--my son's youtube videos are extremely professional. He's made a lot of NASCAR tribute videos. When I get my present I'll post it here so everyone can see.

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Fri, 12/05/2008 - 21:57 — DRCnutty
You know your obsession with DC is affecting your family when...... my son calls me on the phone (and my DC music is blasting in the background as I answer) and says, "Oh, Gawd, Mother are you "rocking again"? And then I hear my 8 yr. old granddaughter in the background saying, "well of course she is Daddy. Is she listening to David Cook again???" True story, LOL
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Mary

Fri, 12/05/2008 - 21:56 — die-for-david
You know your obsession with David Cook is affecting your family when... your 9 year old son sings Happy Christmas a day after David sung it in NY... and he doesn´t even speak (nor understand) English... hahahaha

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die-for-david ***Martha

Fri, 12/05/2008 - 21:29 — iloveDCYES
your 40 yr old daughter rolls her eyes when you tell her that you bought her mother in law DCTR for Christmas! She is 77 and loves David, but my daugher doesn't.....poor girl is really sick!
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karen

Fri, 12/05/2008 - 21:21 — lvmyHBYandDC
these are hilarious and some so familiar - the hubby's are great tolerating our obsession
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Love My Hubby & David Cook

Fri, 12/05/2008 - 21:17 — zoo
My husband doesn't really care about David except that he did do his share of voting for the finale. I do think he likes him, though, although we don't discuss him at all. He does really like Andy and Neal and actually gets excited seeing them on TV. My older daughter really likes David's music and likes To Have Heroes even more, but my younger daughter is a lost cause liking Hip Hop and Rap. I make it a point to not really say all that much other than, "Hey, let's go see so and so play some music." That works the best so that I don't beat the horse to death.

Jeannine

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Fri, 12/05/2008 - 21:17 — Analytics
You know you're obsessed with David Cook when you can tolerate not going on a European vacation because your husband lost all that money in the stock market as long as he guarantees we'll not miss any of the David Cook concert/tours!!

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ANALYTICS

Fri, 12/05/2008 - 21:12 — dcfanforlife.
Lets see...well, my younger brother knows all the lyrics to both David Cook and Analog Heart, along with some Axium stuff because its playing all the time. Specifying that I mean David Cook is no longer an issue, he's simply Dave or David. When I start freaking out its not "Whats wrong?" its now "What happened with David Cook?"
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WN #1553
Keeper of David's Guitar Picks
7.31.08<3

Fri, 12/05/2008 - 21:12 — charger
When it is your birthday and your 4 year old says, "Mommy, are you having a David Cook party?"

When your 7 year old and 4 year old name their new stuffed animals Cookie and Cookie Dough, respectively.

When your daughters ask your husband if he is going to meet David Cook and he says, "Yeah, I'd like to. S So I can give him a piece of my mind..."

And these all in the last week...

Fri, 12/05/2008 - 21:11 — AllWeNeedIsCook
LOL, it is funny that I came on here tonight and saw this thread.... my husband came home from work and asked if I had done any work today (I work from home), and I said, of course why would you think I didnt work today, he said, well I always wonder if David Cook had a new song come out or if there is some new news on David Cook and you have been obsessing about him all day....All I could do is laugh when he said this to me...My husband knows me so well, LOL.

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~ Try to leave a light on when I'm gone, something I rely on to get home ~

Fri, 12/05/2008 - 21:10 — lvmyHBYandDC
cddcgirl - so how do you make/post a banner?

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Love My Hubby & David Cook

Fri, 12/05/2008 - 21:01 — fancook
my husband told me that David is already in his dreams and he already has last heardsong syndrome of DC's songs=)

its because I always tell him updates on cookie and when his preparing for work I play DC's cd=)

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"I see your face in every single thing I do. You change me."

Pinoy fans represent!

Fri, 12/05/2008 - 20:57 — pweller7
You know your obsession with David Cook is affecting your family when.....after a long, hard day at work the hubby comes in the door and says..."So, what's new in Cookieland"?

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Fri, 12/05/2008 - 20:56 — cddcgirl
it wont let me change it,not that im complaining.prob the board messing up,lol.

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Fri, 12/05/2008 - 20:53 — lvmyHBYandDC
I don't even know how to post a video - it just look like it's posting w/my comments - hey, that's fine loved this look he gave us on Ellen

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Love My Hubby & David Cook

Fri, 12/05/2008 - 20:48 — davesgyrl36214
You feel resentment when your daughter wants to get on the computer to check her email, because she is cutting into"Cookie" time....

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~Peek-A-Boo #53
~WN #3563
~Keeper of David's Lyrics Journal

Fri, 12/05/2008 - 20:48 — cddcgirl
i did,but now i changed my mind,i made a banner,and am gonna use this one instead,lol.cant make up my mind,lol.it wont show your vid with your post?

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Fri, 12/05/2008 - 20:44 — lvmyHBYandDC
cddcgirl - did you post that video w/your comment - I didnt w/mine - just wondering?

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Love My Hubby & David Cook

Fri, 12/05/2008 - 20:40 — cddcgirl
your mother tells your dad not to tell me that some dude on tv's name was David Cook,cuz id shreak.well,she was so right! hshahahhahahahahaha.

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Fri, 12/05/2008 - 20:33 — lvmyHBYandDC
oh yea - my husband calls me his Cougar - and my 9 year old tells his friends his Mom is obsessed w/David Cook - we were voting against each other the other night, me voting for David and him voting for (dare I say it) the Jonas Brothers - he really enjoyed watching the David playing guitar hero video though (maybe David is moving up the Cool-0-meter after that)

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Love My Hubby & David Cook

Fri, 12/05/2008 - 20:32 — twik
LOL! I thought this was one of those fill-in-the-blank threads, like the infamous, "David Cook Is So Hot_______________!

It always makes me smile when I read stories of little ones who actually know David's name! So cute!

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~The World I Know is a better place because of David Cook~