Last night was the big Extravaganza AKA: My 7yo's Talent Show. Suffice it to say, I am here on my bed unable to move as a result of the one-two punch of the Talent Show and Baseball/Communion Retreat.
Our H.S. is currently under construction. Because of this, we were unable to have it there and had to move to an unfamiliar school. Let me start out by saying that as VOLUNTEERS, we were pretty unfamiliar with everything. There were a few a/v problems but what made matters worse was the parents.
When the microphones cut out on a few kids, that was bad. What was obnoxious was the family one particular girl who started heckling those of us who were genuinely trying their best to deal with situations. The mom of this girl storms the stage and from what I understand gives the woman who put this show on ( and voluteered tons of time too) a very hard time. My beloved said that she was just upset that her daughter was crying. Whatever. Her anger was misplaced. I'll give mad,crazy props to my sister-in-law who politely suggested that perhaps their family should be the ones to volunteer next year. (Go Donna) Apparently, I was not controlling the kids that were running around (and being very rude to those on stage) in the back of the Auditorium with( no parental supervision )well enough. I won't get into the fact that I did try my best but there's not much I can do to teach other kids some manners in such a short period of time! Damn... I'm too busy trying to teach my own kids some manners!
The 7 yo's group was excellent! I was amazed that he is afraid of dogs but not afraid to perform in front of a large crowd. With all of the aggravation that my beloved and I went through, he tells me that it was the best night ever and THANKED us for making it so special. (I'm not lying. That's what he said!) Any stress that we were feeling pretty much went out the window.
The whole evening reinforced a few things to me. The ones that bitch the most would never volunteer for anything kid-related. If the 7 yo wants to be in the talent show next year, I'll probably have to organize his act again. The most important thing was that he had such a good time in the show. That was why I was doing all of this in the first place!
Nick was AWESOME! I may be a wee bit biased, but I think he made the whole show. And did it without beating up a microphone, I may add!! I'm still fuming over the stage mom and their whole rude, obnoxious family. You guys did a great job. You are the ones giving your kids AND all the other kids the times that they will remember when they look back on their school years. Its why you do it, its why I do it (tho less enthusiastically than I did in my early, naive years). We'll have all the memories AND we can laugh at the morons who try to ruin it for everyone else.
Posted by: Donna | 2005.04.09 at 09:42 PM
PS....Jess is sincerly sorry for running around the back of the room during the show last night!! What can I say, she has bad parents :P
Posted by: Donna | 2005.04.09 at 09:45 PM
I'm personally biased when it comes it Jess but she was the least obnoxious of everyone. (tee hee... joking of course)
Posted by: Dee | 2005.04.10 at 06:55 AM