Ditto. I only had my dad when I was growing up (my mom died when I was very young). He never came to one thing. Sometimes he'd forget to even pick me up from practice or games. Not one dance performance, gymnastics meet, field hockey. My sister came to them though, when she could (she's older and was away at college)
The result of that? Now I never miss one thing my kids do. I've never missed a school play, chorus concert, competition, game... nothing. And you sure hit the nail on the head
@Cheermom1969 - I chose dads for them that were just like mine. Neither of their dads could even name their cheer gym, let alone go to a competition.
So for everyone on here that likes to complain about how over-involved some of us parents can get, maybe you could think about why. I'm sure my kids are much happier with me as involved as I am, than I was sitting on the curb waiting for my dad who couldn't even remember I played a sport. I'll take Susie's mom over my dad any day of the week.
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