I've been thinking over these last couple days trying to figure out if/when we'll get together with my dd's birthfamily.
But today when I was eating breakfast with my dd at school one of her friends was talking about cheerleading.
I mentioned that my dd would probably have fun playing cheerleading with her since she likes to dance.
I asked if she's on a cheer team and she said she just pretends and practices on the playground.
I told her she should ask her mommy about going to a local class that offers cheerleading. Telling her that's where my dd does her dance classes.
She sounded all excited and my dd declared she wanted to be in cheerleading too.
I told her that it's lots of fun because they get to practice each week in a class and then they get to go on a big stage and perform.
I then looked at DD and said wasn't that fun. She said yes and smiled and I told the girl that her friends and mom and dad and grandparents and relatives get to come watch them dance of stage.
The first thing out of my dd's mouth as she frowned was "ya, but my grandma and birthmom said they were going to come a bunch of times but they never came".
Oh, my heart crushed for her. She hasn't mentioned them one bit since the morning of the recital when she asked if they'd be coming, and then a couple weeks later when she realized they hadn't come and we talked about it a little bit.
Now, 6 months later the first word she utters about them is basically that they didn't come and they hurt her feelings.
My momma bear instincts are popping back up.