Living in Limbo
The Emotional Roller Coaster of Postponed/Canceled/Rescheduled Children’s Events Parenting is definitely not for the faint of heart, as anyone who has birthed or adopted a child can tell you. Of course, there are the expected trials and…
Dropping the Bomb
Dealing with the Disappointment of a Canceled Dance Season **See bottom of post for the update! My girls’ dance team did not do a single group competition this year (thanks, COVID-19). At the end of February, they…
Curbing Their Enthusiasm
How I’m Striking the Balance Between Optimism and Realism During the Pandemic “Guess what, Mom? We have dress rehearsal next week! I’m so excited!” (giddy shrieking noises and poorly-restrained screeches fill the car). This is how my…
Site Stalkers
When I created this meme in 2019 and posted it to my Facebook page, my intent was to describe how persistent we dance moms were in scouring the sites to find upcoming competition and convention schedules. In…
