I am wondering..

[shtalker]

If your child was ccommitted to doing something do you make them stick to the committment or let them go do something else that came up that was more fun to do?

Why I am asking this is because one of my chearleaders Mom left a message on my assistant coaches phone saying "That her daughter would not be in the competition that was on Sunday".
Now this was late evening Saturday. I called her back to find out whata was going on and this woman said that the girl just wanted to go to Orlando to visit some relatives. No I ask this woman over and over was her daughter going to be there she assured me thta she was. Her daughter is in like every Stunt/Pyramid that we have put together so it in not easy to change stuff like thiat at the last minute. I explain to her that it was fair for her to do this to us lasdt minute. The other girls have worked hard and this would ruin their chances, guess what the Bitch said "Oh Well LIfe goes on"WTF.

Is that not just common courtesy to say she would not be there ahead of time? Or should we have just understood and not been upset?

[nubianx2]

I think it's important as parents to foster a sense of committment in our children. When they choose to become part of a group/organization they need to understand that they are committed to it. And yes, sometimes things will come up that they'd much rather do, but they need to honor their commitment first.

[Tastey]

That mother was wrong. She should have made her child live up to the commitment. PERIOD.

Another example of the ME society we live in.

If I were in charge that girl would no longer be a cheerleader. She let her team down, and she has a whack parent that allowed her to.

[shtalker]

Tastey,
She is off the squad.
I thought maybe I was upset for nothing but you guys are right. This is a good lesson in being responsible.