It was bound to happen. Both Missy T and Moo have had a tummy bug recently and the lovely little dears have passed it onto me. Nice of them to share with their Mummy! Don't they realise I don't have time to be sick? On the plus side, I lost another 100 g since the weekend making my weight at 48.1 kg this morning. Maybe not the best way to lose weight though ;o)
The girls had their ballet exams yesterday and Mal had to take the day off work for which I am eternally grateful. Both girls were very happy with how they performed which was a total relief. I get so frustrated with their ballet teacher as she has this habit of getting Moo (Missy T has fun no matter what she does) into such a state prior to their exams. I don't get why a teacher would tell a kid that that the examiner is really strict and she is going to fail, it seems to go against the reason you put your kids into sport; to build self-esteem and confidence. I think it's time to try another sport or maybe go to another school. It's a shame as she loves to dance.
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Hope you feel better soon Michelle.
With regard to sport, a year ago I would have agreed with you 100% but now I'm not so sure.
CJ has a music teacher and I really really dislike him for the same reasons that you mentioned. No praise constant "constructive" or negative criticism even when they take out 1st place.
However I totally respect him as a musical director, he gets the kids to work really hard and they are gaining their self esteem and confidence by winning awards and seeing that hard work pays off.
That said, as a mother, I don't know if I will ever be able to accept that this is the 'best' way but have to agree that the band is getting results. They almost always win 1st place.
Claire
Thanks for your take on the situation Claire. I have been thinking that this is the reason she speaks to the kids the way she does. In fact, I tried to build Moo up by telling her to prove the old Battleaxe wrong and smash the exam (and, yes, I used those words) - so I guess that is what the teacher is after. Not sure if I can put up with the tears everytime we have an exam and concert though.
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