"Mommy, I don't want to go to ballet," Macy told me recently."But you love ballet!" I said, a little too excitedly. (I'm thinking, I love you in that adorable ballet outfit.)
"Actually I don't," Macy informed me. "I need a break from ballet. I've got so much going on."
"Like what? I'm just curious," I asked, trying to act nonchalant. (I'm thinking, You're 6. You just wait.)
"Well, learning to read. You want me to read, right? And all that homework. Play dates. I'm just a little tired is all. It's just too much."
"But what about the big recital that's coming up?" I asked. (Thinking, and the recital costume I paid $50 for.)
"I don't really want to be in the recital," Macy stated, with firm resolve.
(I'm thinking, Is my daughter a quitter? First ballet, next what? High school?) I think quickly on my feet and decide to deliver a blow below the belt.
"Yep, you're right. You shouldn't do ballet if you don't want to," I agreed. "But what if Hannah Montana or Angelina Ballerina had quit their dance lessons the first time it got hard? Where would they be?"
"Angelina Ballerina is a mouse," Macy informed me. "And Hannah Montana's Dad is Billy Ray Cyrus. She didn't need dance lessons at six to be famous."
Darn.
2 comments:
Hannah Montana does too take dance lessons. I know this because I have a sister who watches Hannah Montana (In fact, she's watching it right now) and there was an episode about her needing a new dance teacher. Tell her that. :) Good luck!
At six they realize it's not what you know it's who you know:) Rob
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