<p>all is not lost theater moms…there is more for you to do! you think you are all set…no way the fun is just beginning. now your kids get to compete with all the really great kids they are going to school with and the upper classman…so find out what the mainstage performances are for next year, as well as senior directed projects (if your school has them) and get them ready for the next round of auditions and placement for dance classes…now the real hard work begins…</p>
<p>hey all! as austinmtmom knows, I have a senior (non-theater) and a junior (theater with 2160 SAT who has started musing about enlisting…) Want to borrow the latter? I’m not sure i can do two straight years of this!</p>
<p>The senior is still deciding. (heck, May 1st isn’t until Saturday!)</p>
<p>Yeah. Gotta say. If you think this is over you parents are nuts. The calls post auditions, post semester reviews, and just after being reprimanded for coming late to a call. The difficult classes, the stress, the times they do get cast, and the joy of the first performance. Don’t worry. You’ll be part of all this. Trust me.</p>
<p>I don’t think so. I look forward to being invited to my daughter’s performances. I am here for advice and support but I don’t want to hear about being reprimanded for being late to a call. It’s a new chapter in her life and a new one in mine and I’m busy finding ways to make myself happy. It’s been a year and life is good for both of us.</p>
<p>I know we will still be involved, but it will be on a whole different level. Especially since mine is a transfer and has already been across the country for 1 semester, I know a little more what to expect this time. Also, since she is now 20, I will expect a little more from her. I think it will be easier this time; she is more mature than when straight out of high school, she is more focused, and she knows what to expect this time. I look forward to hearing the excitement of meeting new people, auditioning for the first time at her new school, all about her classes, and the experiences of living off campus in an apartment with 3 other transfers she doesn’t know (the first time around she was in a dorm in a more controlled environment.) I also look forward to her being too far from me (opposite sides of the country) to be able to rely on me in any way for day to day stuff- she is definitely able and ready to deal with it all on her own (finally!) I think going to her dream school out of high school, finding out it was not the right place for her, coming home feeling a bit lost about what to do and going to a cc, and then re-auditioning knowing exactly what she was looking for this time worked out so well for her. She will be a sophomore instead of a junior, but is so excited about the program she is entering that she doesn’t care about the extra year. I can’t wait for the new adventures to start!</p>
<p>Don’t get me wrong - I am beyond excited about the next chapter in my D’s life. But sharing this particular journey - the applications, the auditions, the acceptances, even the rejections, with a group of people who are going through it at the same time has been a very positive experience. That’s why I am planning on sticking around on CC as the journey moves into the next phase.</p>
<p>And on a personal note, I am looking very forward to sending her off to kjgc who is welcome to reprimand her if she is late to a call ;)</p>
<p>I think that I will be needing help come September. John is my oldest, the first to leave home and Ohio is much farther away now than it was a few months ago…I already find myself becomming misty eyed with a bit of a heart ache when I think about it…</p>
<p>My D comes home in 10 days after her first year away. I still come on CC every day, rarely to comment, but just to see how things are going. Sometimes I’m able to offer an opinion or experience that I hope is helpful. It’s interesting that once you’ve gone through this it becomes a big part of your life. I still find interesting and helpful comments each day.</p>
<p>I can so relate with xatty above!! My daughter comes home in two days after finishing her freshman year!! I as well check in on CC daily to see what is up, again, rarely commenting, but offering an opinion when I feel the need. It has also allowed me to stay in touch with parents I met last year on the audition trail, or to get in touch with parents from my daughters current University. It has been a great resource and support and I plan to stick around!</p>
<p>Ditto xatty and mommamt! Heading to the airport right now to help son put his things in storage for the summer after finishing his first year. Where did the time go to? The offer still stand to help your precious one move her stuff mommamt. Just let us know :)</p>