How do you (should you) say no

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How do you (should you) say no

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DD dances a lot (& I mean a lot)

She was asked back in Feb to do a show next Saturday - big charity do, proper theatre proper planned rehearsals including tonight (her normal 'night off')
Shortly after I get notification of a medal on Sunday morning - but it's not worth cancelling the show for - she can manage both

Last Friday I got a letter from school, there is a show on Friday this week & a rehearsal after school

So she has to miss a scheduled lesson, a regular class & now has 2 shows (in towns a fair distance from each other) on consecutive nights followed by a medal after a very full week; it's not the end of the world.

But should I be saying no to stuff in case the school springs something on me. Should I have cancelled the first show or the medal?

I get so confused
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Keep the one that's most fun, experience and exposure, and ditch the least, like you say they can't do everything
What did you agree to first?
Medals an be retaken?
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I think it's the school one I resent less than 10 days notice for something that is vital for her 'BTec' dance :?

She can't pull out if any this late; & I doubt she would get away with pulling out of the school one; I guess if we'd had more notice I could have cancelled one of the others (prob the show)


But she won't let anyone down

So we are staying in a hotel down that way so we reduce travelling time & increase sleep time
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I reckon she will be fine :D
I worry about DS being bogged down and overburdened and he always pulls it off!

Just go with it she will impress you, we always worry for them coz that's our job lol ;)
Let us know how it all goes and massive good luck to her. It'll be a breeze for her!!
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I guess I'm being pathetic; I dislike short notice

I'm not sure the Britannia Pier in Yarmouth is a suitable venue & I worry about DD doing too much and not eating properly and working too hard

Silly mummy that I am
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Katymac wrote:I guess I'm being pathetic; I dislike short notice

I'm not sure the Britannia Pier in Yarmouth is a suitable venue & I worry about DD doing too much and not eating properly and working too hard

Silly mummy that I am

We always worry, thats in the job description ;)

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She was fine
I was right about the venue..... #-o

we had big argument last night as she takes ages to 'come down' but she needed to go to bed; but she was up and out this morning (without too many arguments) & she is back dancing
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She had 7 hours sleep Friday night & 6 hours last night

& is in bed already after a nap this afternoon

Thank goodness this weekend is over
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hope you can get some rest this week as well as dd

ps i agree with you about the short notice - schools seem to think (or pretend to think) like children have no outside lives at all
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