I’m 100% That … Cheer Mom!

I have no idea how it happened, but suddenly I’m that “CHEER MOM!”

This summer my daughter showed interest in cheer. So I buckled her in and headed to Bayou Athletics for tryouts. I honestly never put much thought into what “making the team” actually meant. Before I knew it, I was joining “Cheer Mom Groups” on Facebook and googling svgs for cute shirts. I was scheduling everything in my life around cheer practice and private lessons. Because let’s be honest, my big girl was not really feeling flips, tumbles, or cartwheels. BUT she wanted to cheer. (Maybe she didn’t know what this entailed either.) Needless to say, she overcame that fear because of her amazing coaches. I also found out that it was “Coach Floyd” that knew everything and not me. Imagine that!

Well, the closer we got to our first cheer competition the more my anxiety heightened.

I asked myself a thousand times had I overcommitted? And of course, WILL she even come out on stage? Not only did she come out on stage, SHE LOVED IT!!

The best part of it all has been watching her build confidence, understand the importance of TEAM, and meet new friends. But perhaps my most exciting moment for her was watching those little legs leave the mat and turn that cartwheel. I’ll be honest, I have NEVER turned a cartwheel in my entire life. And to see her do it ON STAGE in front of people was impressive. I do not have that much confidence even now!

So here I am the Cheer Mom I said I would never be.

Here I am allowing her to wear the makeup and hit the stage. Here I am planning for competitions and loving it. Here she is LOVING it even more. I won’t tell you that I’m not still anxious. But I will say that I am proud of “four-year-old her.” I even purchased and personalized the cowbell I said I wouldn’t. I am “The Cheer Mom I said I wouldn’t be.” And I look forward to watching her again and again.  BUT I still have to get ready for this “flyer” she wants to be.

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