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This has been a pretty eventful week. We’re planning to go on vacation next week, so I’ve been doing extra work this week to keep from having to work much during vacation. Also, Camille has been pretty sick. She worsened this week with labored breathing, sleepless nights, and coughing. Now, she’s on several medications – including an antibiotic, asthma medicine, and med w/ a nebulizer. What a difference a day has made! She’s feeling pretty good today, so it looks like we’ll still be taking our vacation next week – with a little extra baggage, of course. Last Saturday, Rachel blew me away with a decision to audition for a part at the local theater. I must admit that I didn’t take her seriously at first, but decided to let her take the lead in this venture. The week of the auditions, she still hadn’t called to find out the process, time, requirements, etc. I told her that she needed to call and ask questions since this was her first time. She did, but still had very little information. Rachel is not a notetaker and is not very good about articulating the questions and remembering instructions, so this didn’t surprise me much. I encouraged her to write down her questions and call back for more clarity. She didn’t. She didn’t want my help, and didn’t want me to ask questions. Needless to say, I was less than positive when I took her last Saturday morning. The audition had a huge turnout (probably since it was High School Musical 2). While we waited in line, I encouraged her to go talk to a girl who was standing alone – looking as lost as we were. :-) Turned out, the other girl was also named Rachel, was also a homeschooler, and was close to Rachel’s age. The girls hit it off very well and were inseparable that day. They were in line together so they tried out in the same group. They had to sing a song from the movie and learn and perform a dance routine. Each girl thought the other did very well (parents weren’t allowed in the auditioning). They’ve kept in touch this week – nervously awaiting the casting results. Rachel didn’t get a key role or a part in the ensemble. The other Rachel was chosen for the ensemble. My Rachel was devastated, to say the least. You’d have thought she was auditioning for the role of a lifetime – one that she’d prepared for and really counted on. We worked hard to lift her spirits and remind her that there will be other shows she can try out for. She didn’t want to congratulate her new friend and she was negative about everybody chosen. I talked to her about sportsmanship and reminded her that this was her first time auditioning, so the experience will help her next time. And so on… I had hoped the experience of going, meeting a new friend, and surviving the fright of singing before other people and judges would have been satisfying to her – whether she got a part or not. I had hoped she would see all the positives in it. I guess I expected too much. She eventually did as I suggested and wrote the other Rachel an email congratulating her. Now she doesn’t even want to see the play when it runs in August. *sigh* This has been a long week. I’m looking forward to next week’s time off. My mother has offered to keep the kids while we go away (which would mean driving to my home town) – so I can have a break from it all. I’m still thinking that over. DH seems indifferent. *another sigh* Y’all have a great weekend! |
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