cheercurl
Cheer Parent
- Dec 14, 2009
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Amen!... and when he finally puts his cheer dad shirt on can you have him call my husband too?:help:Here we go again, every year at tryouts it's the same thing and it makes me want to pull out my hair. Hubby starts in with:
1) It's too expensive (we can afford it, you can bet your sweet bippy if it was a "boy" sport no cost would be spared and this would not come up--oh but he says there's no travel for those sports like there is for cheer)
2) There's too much travel (we went to 3 out of towners this year, not too far, he went to 1 of them.---resorts back to too expensive--then also throws in we never get to take trips as a whole family because of these out of towners)
3) She can't get a scholarship in cheer (she's 8. Really?)
4) It's too loud and annoying (then wear some earplugs and enjoy being there for your kid)
She LOVES cheer and she's great at it. He wants her to do softball and basketball this year. I'm all for trying new things and letting her choose what she wants to do, but I just don't get it if there is something your kid loves why fight it---before we know it she will be gone and she'll remember her dad always trying to talk her out of something she loved. And she has no interest in basketball and softball, she loves cheer and tumbling.
Don't get me wrong--he's a wonderful husband and father and is very proud of her--I think he does feel left out--but why can't he just put on that "Cheer Dad" shirt and embrace it?! ;)
I guess I just want to know I'm not alone! Or needed to vent.... either way, thanks for hanging in there with my ramble. :)