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“The sun’ll come outTomorrow
Bet your bottom dollar
That tomorrow
There’ll be sun!”
Lauren has been walking around singing this song for days. Her school is putting on a production of “Annie” and she tried out for the lead role of Annie on Tuesday.
She has a pretty singing voice and good vocal range, so she made it to callbacks yesterday.
There is just one problem. The production is the weekend before Thanksgiving. The weekend we were leaving on a weeklong vacation to the Bahamas for Thanksgiving with my boyfriend’s family. There are 12 of us going – four families in total.
They texted me from school to ask the dates we were going to be gone. When Lauren found out they were the same, she told her babysitter that she didn’t want to go to the Bahamas and made a few comments that “It really stinks!” but put on a smile and made the best of it. She was going to work on the set and costume design and the dance teacher told her she’d give her a bigger role in the performance for the after-school dance class she was taking.
When I talked to her, she said she was happy and that she heard that if you got the part of Annie, then you had “no life” for the next few months because of practice every night after school.
I told her that if she got the chance to be Annie, that was much more important than vacation and that we would leave for the Bahamas after her performances. She kept saying that she was excited to work on the set, but when we kept asking, she finally admitted that she really wanted the part.
I emailed her teachers and told them that if she were chosen for the lead, then we would gladly change our vacation plans.
I really want her to get the part. How exciting to have the lead in the entire school production at 10 years old. And it’s “Annie!”
But I also don’t want to miss the majority of our vacation. I already have to bring the kids home the day before Thanksgiving because they are at their Dad’s this year.
And as soon as I have that thought, the next one that follows is “I suck!”
It’s a struggle between what I want for her and what I want for me. Because mostly what I want for me is that she gets what she wants. But there is a small part of me that is being selfish and wants what I want and that makes me feel like the worst mother on the planet.
We find out after school today if she got the part. If she’s Annie…we stay. If not, she helps make amazing costumes and sets and we go.
And I will be thrilled with the outcome, whichever one it is. (*smile*)
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7 Comments
1. Christine Winkler&hellip | September 10th, 2010 at 10:57 am
I hope she gets the right job for her. Isn’t it tough when we want something so badly for our kids but can’t let them know that we have an opinion one way or another about what they are trying to get. I go through that with my boys and hockey try-outs. It shouldn’t matter to me which team they make but this year it sure did. I guess we can’t help but want the best for our kids. I will be anxious to hear which part she was given. Good Luck!
2. Sarah Lott&hellip | September 10th, 2010 at 11:26 am
You are NOT the worst mommy on the planet! Of course you want to start your vacation with the rest of the family – it’s A-OK to feel that way. I suppose this is one of those times to just sit back and allow what’s meant to be, happen. You’ll still get to the Bahamas (perhaps a little rushed!) and Lauren will have these memories for the rest of her life. I can’t wait to hear the outcome… Break a leg Lauren!
3. Toni Sculimbrene&hellip | September 10th, 2010 at 12:00 pm
Welcome to stage-motherhood! Your conflicted feelings are very normal. My daughter missed her eighth grade class trip to D.C. and her state speech tournament for tech week rehearsals of a professional childrens theater production in which she had the lead role. There was much disbelief and criticism of her among her friends for missing these “important events”. To her, being up on that stage was more important than anything else in the world. She has followed that dream for the past 8 years and is in NYC now. She just called me yesterday to announce that she’d gotten her first AFTRA job!
Gotta let them live their lives (with some gentle guidance).
4. Nellizmom&hellip | September 10th, 2010 at 12:11 pm
Echoing the comments of those already posted…you are NOT the worst mother in the world. If you were, you wouldn’t be conflicted. Worst mothers never think they are the worst mothers.
Have a great day…you are where you are supposed to be, right now. Please let us all know the outcome!
5. Kim in NC&hellip | September 10th, 2010 at 1:10 pm
We all struggle with these issues — most of us are just afraid to be honest about how often our own wants conflict with those of our children! And as Nellizmom notes, it is because we are not the worst mothers, we are mothers who really care about both our own needs and those of our children. And we are trying to guide our children so they make good decisions for themselves in the future by showing them that sometimes you do have to compromise to follow those dreams. You’ll make it all work no matter the outcome. Good luck to your daughter — we’ll keep our fingers crossed for her.
6. Judy aka scrapylady&hellip | September 10th, 2010 at 1:36 pm
Please take a minute later today and tell us if Lauren got the part…don’t make us wait until Monday
You know I thought when my children grew up I would once again have “my” life where I could make decisions for what I wanted without worrying about my kids…wrong. I now end up “adjusting” decisions passed on children and grandchildren sometimes…the fact of life is you will always be a mother. So there are times I say no to going to concerts, trips and special things when they interfere with events that are important to my kids and grandkids. But the memories of being part of their special times is priceless. Now I rejoice when I can to do something I want and I rejoice that I am important enough to my family to still be wanted. Good luck Lauren!
7. Lisa&hellip | September 13th, 2010 at 9:36 am
I am so glad I applied here…even if I don’t get the job, I discovered your site and your blog.
It’s okay to want to be a little bit selfish, and to want things for you. It also appears that you make choices based what is best for your family. Good luck to your little “Annie”.