All-Star Confessions Of A Cheermom

If I somehow manage to end up..forcibly drug..to the front row..I have to literally lay/crouch on the ground when her team comes out so she doesnt see me! (she is 17!) but she has her cheer superstition..and we all know you can not mess with that! It makes her nervous to see me smiling at her lol.. so I prefer not to have to go thru all that - so I enjoy the back row -lol

cheerfan27 said:

Just volunteer to save seats and watch bags, someone has to stay back.

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well its a senior team - they all have their bags etc now for the most part. But I have done that at times in the past at certain comps

I love this thread! I rarely post on here but I hear that confession is good for the soul so here goes. I will cheer on and outwardly support every single kid that leaves our gym for another. But I may or may not be secretly wishing that the switch is a miserable failure and they rue the day they left. Not all.. but a good percentage. My cp and I have made some good friends along the way and in my heart I will always support them. I know that everyone has their reasons and frankly it’s none of my business so that’s why I take the high road with my actions. I hate to admit it but I am a fraudulent supporter.

flcheermom said:

well its a senior team - they all have their bags etc now for the most part. But I have done that at times in the past at certain comps

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Oh, I meant parents bags. Most of us have our own competition day bags.

cheermominar said:

It's not just the kids, some of those die hard moms are pretty fast -lol-

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Guilty.

cheerfan27 said:

Oh, I meant parents bags. Most of us have our own competition day bags.

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oh ok lol. thanks! I just know I would be the lone ranger in the stands then-so I guess its just me and the back row - but there are a few other back row people like me. At least at NCA no VIP! Cheersport its not seats but standing - I can just blend in. I am short. lol.

cheermeup said:

That is a deep dark confession.

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One year my cp broke her foot 2 weeks before Final Destination which was a huge deal for our gym. We had received a paid bid and it was just a good level 3 team with a great routine. She was wearing a boot and the coaches had asked me if she could stay in the routine and just not jump or tumble. Long story short, I ended up removing her boot and having her wear her shoes with an air cast so she could fly and do a basket. Still no jumping or tumbling but I seriously felt like a nominee for the worst mother of the year award. Every time I look at the pictures from that comp I am reminded of what and awful decision it was.

I absolutely have the best kids and parents ever but this thread proves that me "accidentally avoiding" them during competitions is the best thing ever lol. Glad parents are enjoying themselves.

I'm loving this as a cheerleader because I'm reading through these and going "oh hey my mom does this, and this...oh and this too!" Haha and same goes for the mom's of my friends.

And on a side note, it also makes me sooo nervous when i can see my mom watching me

Ceacea said:

One year my cp broke her foot 2 weeks before Final Destination which was a huge deal for our gym. We had received a paid bid and it was just a good level 3 team with a great routine. She was wearing a boot and the coaches had asked me if she could stay in the routine and just not jump or tumble. Long story short, I ended up removing her boot and having her wear her shoes with an air cast so she could fly and do a basket. Still no jumping or tumbling but I seriously felt like a nominee for the worst mother of the year award. Every time I look at the pictures from that comp I am reminded of what and awful decision it was.

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But they are both still alive.

The next year at WSF my daughter had a broken thumb from a BHS during practice. I took her immediately to the doctor after that injury just to be sure. She was wearing a brace at WSF, the cast came off the week before. She only flew at WSF she also did her standing tuck since she was level 4 that year.

Mamarazzi said:

So I guess getting ripped with the coaches in the bar, with all of us in gym gear, is out? Got it.

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Does this also apply to "Parent Meetings" that may happen to take place at the lobby bar??

joespeach said:

I am also guilty of poof failure. I've practiced. I've tried. I've rehearsed. I've cussed and I've cried. It's not going to happen. So, my kid is the cute little slick top redhead on a team full of poofs. I simply cannot relinquish control to let anyone else assist. Sue me.

Cheer mom failure.

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You're not a Cheer Mom failure... you at least tried. I don't even want to try because I hate poofs - especially the really big "jackin' it up to Jesus" poofs. Cheerleaders are suppose to have ponytails with bows.. that's it. (IMHO that is)

gymcatmomx2 said:

"jackin' it up to Jesus" poofs.

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Bahahahaha! Holy hairspray, batman!

joespeach said:

Guilty.

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That's fine, just take a few photos of my cp for me and let me have them -lol-

Well, I've had cp go to practice when she wasn't feeling so great. The last two weeks we had practice everyday (getting ready for our 1st comp). I knew the pressure was on from past history. When the girls are doing well, we practice less bad it's a lot and we've never had a everyday of the week deal. I could tell cp was trying to get ill, coming home from school and falling asleep was sign #1. Then her low grade fever, it was under a 100 so she is okay to go right. The next day it was a 100, just keep her home from school, she'll be okay. After practice it was up to a 100. It went on like that for almost a week. I would tell coach that cp wasn't feeling to great and trying to get sick, so if she wasn't preforming or acting like norm. that's why. Hopefully he would let her sit out or go home early. Anyway all in all she was happy and bouncing off the walls when she was their and didn't want to leave.