My Daughter is a Cheerleader

I cannot believe those words just came out of my mouth.  It’s been almost a month and I have really tried to be open minded and give it a chance, but I really can’t stand it. I really don’t think Bella likes being a cheerleader as much as she is trying to say she does. In fact, she asked me if she had to do it next year. I told her she could do whatever she wanted, but she had to finish this season.

The Cheerleader Practice

They use teenagers from the high school to coach alongside mom coaches and her teen coach literally does nothing but yell, threaten them running a lap, and tells them they have to be perfect, perfect, perfect. Which the perfect thing irritates me more than anything. Cheerleader or not, I don’t think that is a good message to send these young girls. Tell them they must work hard; tell them you expect dedication; but to tell them they have to be perfect is just not good.

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I do have to admit, she looks adorable in her cheer uniform…

But then picture day rolled around and the dreaded cheerleader bow came out. This darn bow is so big I had to google a YouTube video to figure out how to put it in and then text my sister in-law. The bow is just out of control big. What do you think?

Cheerleader Mascot

In thinking about my non-girly girl being a cheerleader, it did take me by surprise that she wanted to do this. However, I’m guessing that being the mascot meant something totally different to her. I would not be surprised if she thought she was going to be in a furry costume, dancing on the sidelines, making the crowd laugh and cheer louder!

BUT…at the end of the day, she does look pretty darn cute. Even if that bow is ridiculously too big for her head!