Am I wrong to feel upset?

stagemom23
Sun, 06 Jun 2010 13:47:22 +0000

Thanks onstage…I was hoping it wasn’t my D!! lol

yes, you are absolutely right about type…as my D has learned recently at national tour auditions…many times you are typed out and don’t even get the chance to audition. Fair? Probably not…but a necessity when 300+ people show up to an audition. It’s very disappointing to get up at 4 am, travel 2.5 hours on the train, sit in the studio for 6-8 hours only to get turned away before you even open your mouth to sing. But that’s just how it is…I’ve been encouraging my D to audition every chance she gets so that the whole process becomes more familiar and she can learn and accept the challenges this kind of profession brings. (Plus she meets alot of people and in this biz, who you know can really come in handy)

It kills me inside to see my kid rejected and as parents we naturally want everyone to love our kid as much as we do. I’m happy to say that my D handles all of this much better than I do…that’s why she’s doing this and I’m just the cheerleader!
My job is to throw her out of the nest and make her fly…whether or not her wings are strong enough. Sounds harsh I know but with practice and a little luck she’ll be soaring very soon. (Sorry I’m waxing poetic this afternoon…she graduates this Friday and I’m feeling sentimental!!)

inspiredbymusic…I know what you are feeling as my D turned down one show to do another that was kind of misrepresented to her and ended up being God-awful…but she made the best of it and life went on. D was not at all enthusiastic about the show but forged ahead and did her best. We laugh about it now!