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Are you ready to dangle your kid's 鈥淔rozen鈥� soundtrack out the car window and just 鈥淟et it Go鈥� for good? You鈥檙e not alone.聽

Though 鈥淔rozen鈥� is the ever, many parents are ready to give the soundtrack the cold shoulder.

Alyssa Smith, mom to 8-year-old Mallory, 5-year-old Tyler, and almost 2-year-old Harrison, is living Frozen-mania every day, especially since she lives close to Disney World in Florida.

鈥淲e have the CD soundtrack that we listen to in the car quite a bit. Tyler yells at me when I try to sing the boy parts of the songs, Mallory yells at me if I try to sing 鈥楲et It Go,鈥� 鈥� writes Ms. Smith in an email.聽

She adds, 鈥淗arrison can do the tick tock of the clock with his tongue during 鈥楧o You Want to Build a Snowman鈥� at just the right time.鈥�

Smith shares that her family will be visiting Disney World this weekend, and Mallory especially can鈥檛 wait to meet Anna and Elsa in person at the Magic Kingdom.

Art Morath has two daughters, Sophie, 9, and Charlotte, 4. According to Mr. Morath, Sophie knows all the words and belts them out in the backseat of the family car.

鈥淭hat鈥檚 the biggest problem 鈥� that they know all the words. The songs themselves aren鈥檛 that bad,鈥� writes Morath in an email.

He describes how the girls act out the different parts 鈥� Sophie playing older sister Elsa, and Charlotte acting out Anna鈥檚 parts. 鈥淚t's the first movie where I remember them identifying with the characters,鈥� he adds.

Frozen-mania is like a parental litmus test 鈥� how many repeats of "Let It Go" can you deal with before you fly off the handle?聽

Many parents are looking for a way to graciously tolerate this phase 鈥� known as "Frozen Fatigue" 鈥� without becoming a Disney villain in the process. If you search for the term on Google, it yields nearly 7 million results, undoubtedly pulled up by many parents searching for answers.

Teacher Christina Pocklington, who works at Meadowlawn Elementary, a small school of about 300 students in Kentwood, Mich., says she has six separate entries of "Let it Go" in the program for the upcoming talent show.聽

Frustrated parents and educators alike can't wait until the next catchy song takes hold of their kids' singing repertoire. 聽

For my 1-year-old daughter, she's a little too young to be obsessed with 鈥楩rozen鈥� just yet. Her song de-jour is Pharrell Williams鈥� mega-hit 鈥淗appy鈥� from the film 鈥淒espicable Me 2.鈥澛�

That catchy tune has gotten us through many traffic jams free of toddler meltdowns, though I鈥檓 about ready to shed a tear if I have to endure another marathon of 鈥淗appy鈥� replays.

Now, when we get stuck in traffic, I weigh my options 鈥� what鈥檚 more unbearable 鈥� whining, which eventually leads to her losing it in the backseat, or hearing that song? All. The. Way. Home. I grumble and turn up 鈥淗appy鈥� as my daughter immediately starts grooving in her car seat.

We鈥檝e got to pick our battles as parents, and enduring our kids鈥� favorite tunes is a small price to pay for a little peace. I鈥檓 sure we鈥檒l look back on these days with pure nostalgia once they鈥檙e teenagers and 鈥渢oo cool鈥� to listen to their favorite kid music.

When I asked my dad what kid songs drove him crazy when my siblings and I were little, he just fondly remembered doing the silly dance moves to Sharon, Lois, and Bram鈥檚 鈥�,鈥� and happily belting out 鈥溾�� during traffic jams. I guess time heals all annoyance.

With Mother鈥檚 Day approaching and Father鈥檚 day on its heels, if I could communicate to my daughter what I'd really love to receive, it would be this: a day for mommy-selected songs to play on repeat.聽

Sure, the flowers and dinner out are nice, but it would be a real treat to listen to my favorite tunes on repeat. I'm thinking Ace of Base's "The Sign," India.Arie's "Heart of the Matter," and "Cruise" by Florida Georgia Line, for starters.

Elsa and Pharrell, you can take the day off.