[quote=cvmom][quote=briansd1]Playing a musical instrument makes a person well rounded. Piano, guitar or violin.[/quote]
Even learning a musical instrument is cut-throat these days. Whether your kid is first or second chair in the middle school orchestra–woe to the poor teacher who has to make that call. And you should have seen the brouhaha when a kid won a piano competition as a newcomer. There were accusations that the judges had been tampered with because his parent (me) left the room to go to the restroom while the decisions were being made!!! No kidding. Next competition, all parents were required to stay in the room while the judges deliberated–no bathroom breaks allowed. And this is middle school, for gods sake.
Lots of other stories where that one came from![/quote]
My daughter rides competitive hunter/jumper and it is insane, especially when it comes to judging shows and competitions. I have seen normal appearing women literally come unglued when their daughter didn’t win and/or place appropriately in a show. You have moms obsessively checking their iPhones for point updates on-line and haranguing coaches, trainers and judges when they’re unhappy with an outcome.
It’s gotten more fun for my son and I to sit back and watch this nonsense taking place, than watching the show itself. It makes you shake your head in amazement at how much we’ve lost our collective minds over this shit.
