Carrie
Cheer Parent
- Mar 26, 2010
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My low point was at a competition in Oklahoma City. The CP had been running a fever of 103 for a week prior to the comp and had literally lost 10 pounds and was starting to resemble a refugee camp victim. We (yes the husband participated in this madness) drove CP from Fort Worth to the OKC checked into the hotel and took her to the team practice. She competed Day 1 and fell in her stunt. Coach call the hotel room and said that CP did not need to come to team practice that day due to other families thinking CP had the plague at that point. Day 2 I was literally in a fetal position in the bathroom stall in the convention center when CP performed. Husband came down to the bathroom after the performance and had a intervention with me! He pointed out our son had fumbled the football, missed free throws and had struck out many times in baseball and I was able to watch all these moments without needing a shot of wine to watch. WOW what perspective and slapped me back into reality.
BTW, she was nine and on youth 2! They won the comp and I got my sanity back. Also, she was diagnosed with some fancy flu the following Monday....what a proud parenting moment that was in the doctor's office when we admitted what we had done.
BTW, she was nine and on youth 2! They won the comp and I got my sanity back. Also, she was diagnosed with some fancy flu the following Monday....what a proud parenting moment that was in the doctor's office when we admitted what we had done.