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Childhood is the foundation to adulthood and no one should have to support something they don't agree with especially when it comes to school functions . I have never in my life seen more back biting and nastiness as I have in school sponsored functions and like I said the mothers were just as bad as the daughters and yeah there they were suposidly supporting their kids , NO they were pushing their kids to be the best and who cares if they had to be bullies to do it . You will find this is the mindset of most cheer and sports parents .I have never known anyone who said "Oh yeah cheer leading made me what I am today " . Cheerleading certainly did not get you to medical school and so on .
Any extra-curricular activity that requires time management, and hopefully a qualifying GPA for participation, can indeed lead to further success.
We saw far more parental back biting during the Little League years than we did in high school and beyond.
If it's a cheerleading squad for school sports then yea, those are always fun. It's just a popularity contest anyway, and isn't that what school these days is all about?
If it was for "competitive" cheerleading, then no way. Waste of time and pointless. People will turn anything into a sport and it just ends up becoming a time and money sink.
If it's a cheerleading squad for school sports then yea, those are always fun. It's just a popularity contest anyway, and isn't that what school these days is all about?
If it was for "competitive" cheerleading, then no way. Waste of time and pointless. People will turn anything into a sport and it just ends up becoming a time and money sink.
wow just did not realize that school is a popularity contest now . although kids are given everything now a days by their parents so they don't have to worry about silly things like grades , respect ,honor , dignity , and most of all honoring their parents . I have never seen a more spoiled generation than the one that is growing up now . Some of them have no work ethic nor do they know the meaning of the word . I think all of this techonology has made future generations worthless .
We would have allowed it. But we would not have encouraged it. We certainly would not have gone to any games, to "support" her.
Luckily, our daughter was absorbed with lifting weights/self-defense/making money/Temple projects/study groups/preparing to become a Surgeon.
We (and she) very actively had to defend our sons against pressure to become football players. They're big, and developed a lot of muscle really early. So, they were seen as ideal fodder for that filthy sport. Their sister threatened to expose one principal's little secret. I threatened a very specific torture-murder scenario upon a coach who was orchestrating peer pressure against them. And our 'Maid' (ex military) actually had a big knife out, ready to eviscerate another coach who was making trouble. That necessitated some big men paying that coach an immediate second visit, to persuade him to keep quiet. It could have gotten really messy and expensive. Knowing what we know today, we would have home-schooled. Our friends concur. It could have been one of our group projects, like when we raised the kids together, as toddlers.
So, yes: we would have "allowed", and kept our lips zipped. But we would have stopped buying properties for her trust funds, and she would not have been on an equal standing with her brothers in our wills. We would have considered ourselves failures as parents, had she turned out to be like that.
I would imagine that even today, and until you die, your daughter will constantly be reminded that her inheritance will be curtailed if she should dare to express interest in something with which you don't agree.
I would imagine that even today, and until you die, your daughter will constantly be reminded that her inheritance will be curtailed if she should dare to express interest in something with which you don't agree.
Something tells me for all this one's talk....the only inheritance any of her kids will get is a shoe box of medical bills for treatment of delusions of grandeur.
I would strongly encourage other team sports. I don't think it sends the right message to girls that they should be on the sidelines supporting instead of being involved in the competition. I did cheerleading growing up mostly because I had friends doing it, but quit after a few years because of how objectified it made me feel. I was a tomboy at heart anyway My 7 year old expressed a brief interest in it; when I asked why, she said she wanted to look pretty like they do. Yikes! Fortunately she's naturally athletic and loves soccer and basketball.
We would have allowed it. But we would not have encouraged it. We certainly would not have gone to any games, to "support" her.
Luckily, our daughter was absorbed with lifting weights/self-defense/making money/Temple projects/study groups/preparing to become a Surgeon.
We (and she) very actively had to defend our sons against pressure to become football players. They're big, and developed a lot of muscle really early. So, they were seen as ideal fodder for that filthy sport. Their sister threatened to expose one principal's little secret. I threatened a very specific torture-murder scenario upon a coach who was orchestrating peer pressure against them. And our 'Maid' (ex military) actually had a big knife out, ready to eviscerate another coach who was making trouble. That necessitated some big men paying that coach an immediate second visit, to persuade him to keep quiet. It could have gotten really messy and expensive. Knowing what we know today, we would have home-schooled. Our friends concur. It could have been one of our group projects, like when we raised the kids together, as toddlers.
So, yes: we would have "allowed", and kept our lips zipped. But we would have stopped buying properties for her trust funds, and she would not have been on an equal standing with her brothers in our wills. We would have considered ourselves failures as parents, had she turned out to be like that.
I can't decide if this is satire or not.
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My 7 year old expressed a brief interest in it; when I asked why, she said she wanted to look pretty like they do. Yikes! Fortunately she's naturally athletic and loves soccer and basketball.
