The kiddo wants to try out for her school's dance team.  I am trying to stay positive, but I'm so afraid that if she doesn't make it she'll be devastated. The rational part of me knows that rejection is a part of life and it will be hurting her if I try to constantly shield her from it, but the emotional part of me is screaming, "DON'T HURT MY BABY!!!"

Also, I need to think positively.  She loves to dance and she is cheery and upbeat. Plus, I saw some of the routines and some of the dancers.  Most of them were mediocre at best. 

Another problem is that I have a tendency to be a total bitch of a stage mom sometimes.  I'm so damned competitive and the kiddo is gregarious and easy-going. I already caught myself telling her "Smile Kiddo and for gawdsake point your toes! Quit looking at the floor!" God help me!
 
   

 


 
 
resable on
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Lady, heres whatchado.....
Let her continue to enjoy her laid back approach to this.. and ban yourself from practices.
Her upbeat demeanor probably impresses her instructor (s).  What kind of dance?  Ballet? Mixed?
myclette on
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I already ban myself from her ballet rehearsals. I sit and talk to the other mothers while she's in ballet class. 

For dance team they have two days of dance clinic where they learn the routine and then they have tryouts on Monday. I'm not going to watch her in clinic either! I keep thinking that I should just in case she can't remember the routine and needs to practice, but then again that's just opening up a can of worms. *slaps hand* Bad Mommy! 

The routines are usually cheesy jazz / hip hop routines that are very simple.
resable on
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I can just see you straining at the bit, trying not to watch.
darkseid on
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quivering and shaking..
myclette on
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I'm just terrible aren't I?  I decided not to watch.  Let's hope I can stick to that decision.
darkseid on
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"Most of them were mediocre at best.  "

bias much?

LMAO
myclette on
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No, I'm serious. They weren't that good.  LOL! Maybe one or two of them were pretty good.
darkseid on
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lmao
snuggs on
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try and restrain yourself to the following 3 word phrase used by shirley temple's mother:  "sparkle, kiddo, sparkle!  it certainly worked for shirley.  *g*

 

as long as you promise not to go around offing the competition, you'll be fine....and i'm sure the kiddo is gonna be frabjous.  *nodsnodsnods*

myclette on
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as long as you promise not to go around offing the competition, you'll be fine.

Well you know this is Texas so I may have to watch my and my kid's back. LOL!
missmandible on
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Being married to someone who is exactly like your daughter in this way...I know how you feel. He doesn't get riled up about anything, while i'm on the sidelines screaming WHAT IN THE FUUUUUUUUCK ARE YOU DOING!? COME ON! looooool  It's the mother in me coming out. If anyone criticizes him, they're going to pay! No one gets to do that but me.

Plus, when I do something, I give it all i've got and take it VERY seriously. I don't know how to have fun with certain things because dammit i'm working hard to accomplish something, work isnt sposed to be fun! LOL 
myclette on
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I don't know where I got my competitive spirit from, but I swear I love crushing my opponents. I was almost always first chair in band, then I was drum major, choir section leader, etc.  I was a power hungry biyotch!

My daughter is the opposite, laid-back, sweet and happy-go-lucky.
lizardbeth on
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Good luck to the kiddo! I am sure it is very hard not to be overprotective. But I think the kiddo will do fine!

 
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