All-Star Bragging Or Promoting?

cheerheart4life said:

I think there's a huge difference when a parent does it vs. when the kid does it him/herself!
An excited parent posting their kid's new skill because they are proud is way different than a kid posting his/her own videos over and over and over again!

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and if it is the same skills over and over with edited videos by a parent as compared to a cell phone clip of a single tumbling pass or jump sequence?

i look at it as a parent being a parent. if mom recorded susie winning a spelling bee or mastering a new song on the piano etc. etc. it would be the same thing. parents are going to be proud of their kids no matter what their achievement is (and that's a good thing.) and i am not going to fault a kid who's been trying to get a tuck for three years for posting a video of the first time they landed it. they worked hard and are proud of themselves and they want to show the whole world their accomplishment.

i tend to be a more private person... don't even have facebook anymore - so, while i wouldn't post it i don't judge others for doing so. my only issue with this in the past was posting the video and tagging any/every random, well-known cheerleader or coach you can think of to get your name out there. you can tag grandma all you want, though.

Cheer Dad said:

and if it is the same skills over and over with edited videos by a parent as compared to a cell phone clip of a single tumbling pass or jump sequence?

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Just sounds like an overly proud and happy parent!

cheysmomager said:

Since I raised CP on "hugs and hi-5's" (as they say at CA), I am quick to post congratulatory status's for various accomplishments (cheer, school, ect). But I only do this on Facebook, where the majority of my friends are not 'cheer peeps' and many are family/friends that are not close (location) but like to keep up with us. I really don't like doing it here since we all have beautiful/handsome, talented kids!! It honestly took a lot for me to post in the "Shamless Brag" thread. My CP is no better nor worse than any others here. I don't know anyone parent that I would/could say goes "over the line" with videos and or 'brags'.

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"Whew!" on that last sentence.
Sometimes I worry about maybe crossing the line once in a while. I'm sending a big shout out to everyone for putting up with it.
I'm proud of my kid just for being here...just for existing. Everything else is gravy on top. I wasn't even supposed to be able to have a child. Everything with her is a celebration. I'm trying my darnedest not to spoil her rotten. I'm blessed beyond measure, and my happiness knows no bounds when it comes to my baby.

Cheer Dad said:

and if it is the same skills over and over with edited videos by a parent as compared to a cell phone clip of a single tumbling pass or jump sequence?

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You make it sound like a sin to post a video of your child altogether.

Personally, I'm proud of mine as I'm sure you are of yours, but I'd never self-promote her at all. While I wish my cp all the success in the world, I'll never ever promote her a so-called "cheerlebrity".

I like viewing the videos that get posted . I don't care if its a eight second clip or five minute montage. It gives you ideas as to how the rest of the cheer world is doing to some extent.

cheerinatorXdad said:

You make it sound like a sin to post a video of your child altogether.

Personally, I'm proud of mine as I'm sure you are of yours, but I'd never self-promote her at all. While I wish my cp all the success in the world, I'll never ever promote her a so-called "cheerlebrity".

I like viewing the videos that get posted . I don't care if its a eight second clip or five minute montage. It gives you ideas as to how the rest of the cheer world is doing to some extent.

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I think those who have seen the examples @cheer dad is referring to get his point. Posting videos of your kid on your facebook when the purpose is to show family and friends is completely acceptable and is in no way "a sin". However, when you start multiple threads on this board, twitter, a public facebook page and any other social media out there that is where the line is crossed and in doing so the intentions seem to be trying to promote your child and get them to "Cheerlebrity status".

mommadonna said:

"Whew!" on that last sentence.
Sometimes I worry about maybe crossing the line once in a while. I'm sending a big shout out to everyone for putting up with it.
I'm proud of my kid just for being here...just for existing. Everything else is gravy on top. I wasn't even supposed to be able to have a child. Everything with her is a celebration. I'm trying my darnedest not to spoil her rotten. I'm blessed beyond measure, and my happiness knows no bounds when it comes to my baby.

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You sound just like me!! It's exactly how I feel. Although I was never told "I couldn't" have any, I had 2 miscarriages before her and 2 tubals (one almost killed me) after her. So the fact that I have just ONE is a miracle!! I feel about her the same way people feel about their spouses.....we were meant to be!!


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My family is hours away as well, so I have used Facebook for family updates since 2005. I think they're used to all my pictures by now I do sometimes worry how all her achievements, both cheer and non-cheer, that I post come across to people I'm not related to.
My CP is well aware that the sun doesn't shine out her hind end. You are doing your child no favors by building them up excessively. (Not that ya'll are) And while I'm extremely proud of her and can admit she is slightly elevated for her age, and area, cause lets be honest, you're only as talented as the people around you, she is very aware that there is always someone better than you. My husband and I decided in the beginning that we weren't raising a mean girl, or a trophy child. Humble is name of the game in our household.


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cheysmomager said:

You sound just like me!! It's exactly how I feel. Although I was never told "I couldn't" have any, I had 2 miscarriages before her and 2 tubals (one almost killed me) after her. So the fact that I have just ONE is a miracle!! I feel about her the same way people feel about their spouses.....we were meant to be!!


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:cloud9:

There is a big difference from just posting videos of new skills to self promoting. If I got a new skill, chances are I'd prob post a video on Facebook and share with others, that's fine. But when you go crazy and post the video in like every fierce board thread it's overboard. This weekend I noticed my aunt does a lot of self promoting of her kid, such as mentioning his skills (not cheer skills, but other stuff) in almost every conversation. There is a fine line between being proud and promotion. I love seeing videos on Facebook of new stuff, a new thread with a promotion video, not so much.


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I post on Facebook. My family and a large portion of my friends live on the other side of the country. It's a great way to share with them.


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i think i might have an idea what this thread is about for once

Well, I have never been a fan of the Cheerlebrity thing and i never will be. I think achieving new goals and skills is great, and sharing it with other people is absolutely acceptable, but at the end of the day Cheer is about the Team, not about Individuals, and i really hope (although i know this is never going to happen) that the Cheerlebrity crazyness will disappear sooner or later.

cheerinatorXdad said:

You make it sound like a sin to post a video of your child altogether.

Personally, I'm proud of mine as I'm sure you are of yours, but I'd never self-promote her at all. While I wish my cp all the success in the world, I'll never ever promote her a so-called "cheerlebrity".

I like viewing the videos that get posted . I don't care if its a eight second clip or five minute montage. It gives you ideas as to how the rest of the cheer world is doing to some extent.

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Definitely not a sin to post videos and brag about your children's accomplishments as @quitthedrama said, but how much or what is too much? At what point does it go beyond bragging and goes into promoting?

Just like any other parent here on the boards I post the occasional brag in the brag threads and like you I love hearing about and seeing others accomplishments. Also like you I am not out there promoting my kid to the cheer world hoping for cheerlebrity status. My CP may or may not be known (most likely unknown since a small fish in a big sea) in the industry but if known it is not because of me.

The ones that get me are the parents that set up IG accounts for their 5 year old and then leave it open to the public. I just saw one that is promoting her cp's signed cheer bow...she's 5! Not only is that scary because any creeper can look at her pics but what are you hoping to achieve by doing it?!


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