tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1931021721708713850.post4455020787154589267..comments2024-03-22T15:51:18.453-04:00Comments on 8th Day: Overheard Conversations8thdayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17139355263412766126noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1931021721708713850.post-27790553168276708882016-02-13T10:51:27.502-05:002016-02-13T10:51:27.502-05:00I know I was consciously guided away from music an...I know I was consciously guided away from music and I've basically spent my life trying to figure out what my 2nd choice is. If I'd been allowed to be a musician, my life would have turned out very differently and I think I would have been much happier and less lost. <br /><br />In a bit of irony, my aunt (by marriage) was pushed and pushed towards music (her 2 siblings are both very illustr8dhttp://illustr8d.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1931021721708713850.post-61152449573293265102016-02-12T07:34:41.934-05:002016-02-12T07:34:41.934-05:00I didn't mean this to be a post about cheerlea...I didn't mean this to be a post about cheerleading, per se, but rather about how we consciously, or unconsciously guide our children into certain activities and away from others and wondering about how that impacts them.<br /><br />That said, yes! if girls cheered for softball, all that middle and high school angst could have been resolved so much earlier! <br /><br />Laurie G's loss.8thdayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17139355263412766126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1931021721708713850.post-10218765583134881412016-02-11T17:02:27.618-05:002016-02-11T17:02:27.618-05:00Also, I despised half of the guys on both the foot...Also, I despised half of the guys on both the football & hockey teams, and they knew I thought they were asses as I was even less quiet about it back then than I would be now. So there wasn't a lot of confusion in me or them. About that, at any rate. If we'd cheered girls softball, I would have figured out my sexuality SEVERAL years in advance and I would have probably dated Laurie G.illustr8dhttp://illustr8d.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1931021721708713850.post-74721250002242684272016-02-11T16:57:14.058-05:002016-02-11T16:57:14.058-05:00I was a cheerleader in college. (I even have pictu...I was a cheerleader in college. (I even have pictures of this.) I did it because gym was required to graduate & unless there are boards on my feet (snow or water), I will be universally hated by the rest of my team because, not to put too fine a point on it, I suck. <br /><br />So, cheerleading. And I got my gym credit, although I ran out of money before I could graduate. <br /><br />My best illustr8dhttp://illustr8d.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1931021721708713850.post-73284399958199025562016-02-06T15:49:58.760-05:002016-02-06T15:49:58.760-05:00I get so nervous when folks (who aren't parent...I get so nervous when folks (who aren't parents) make declarations that begin with, "no kid of mine is going to . . . " Of course we have opinions about what we would "like" for our children and how we'd like our children to be in the world, but . . Well, ya'll who are parents know. <br /><br />When I was in HS, ours had cheerleaders (always (only) girls) Pep Middle Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12334580430376973159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1931021721708713850.post-11280052613659396582016-02-06T10:15:37.822-05:002016-02-06T10:15:37.822-05:00I like your point, 8, about girls cheering for boy...I like your point, 8, about girls cheering for boys. It's one of the reasons I've always been uncomfortable with cheer. There's also the objectification of female bodies for the male gaze. Yes, I realize that might not hold true at the elementary grades, but it sets up our girls for the expectation that looking pretty and being on the sidelines is their role in sports. We don'ehttp://plufrompdx.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1931021721708713850.post-14091844788342147082016-02-05T17:37:19.984-05:002016-02-05T17:37:19.984-05:00I agree.I agree.Colettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13929646037752189809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1931021721708713850.post-19248474284734876122016-02-05T10:21:43.874-05:002016-02-05T10:21:43.874-05:00Yes, I think cheerleaders at the high school and c...Yes, I think cheerleaders at the high school and collegiate level are athletes. What we objected to at the younger ages was that cheerleaders (always girls) only cheered for boys' sports. At least in college they are co-ed and perform at both the mens' and womens' games. I can get behind that.8thdayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17139355263412766126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1931021721708713850.post-51747268012207312012016-02-05T08:15:14.521-05:002016-02-05T08:15:14.521-05:00My daughter always wanted to be "normal,"...My daughter always wanted to be "normal," whatever that means. I guess it was her way of rebelling against alternative parents. She insisted upon becoming a cheerleader in high school. At first I was embarrassed. Then I remembered that being a feminist meant fighting for the right for all women to become what they want. So I embraced the idea and encouraged her. I was impressed by how Colettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13929646037752189809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1931021721708713850.post-25811005687734046852016-02-05T08:01:12.239-05:002016-02-05T08:01:12.239-05:00We all have double standards that is for sure. Be...We all have double standards that is for sure. Before I was with Mary, I was happy my girls didn't want to cheer. But, our oldest cheered in college and at the pro level for a while. It gave her great things such as confidence and a built body and it took away as well when she struggled with her eating. Overall, what we no matter what we choose makes us who we are and that in itself is Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com