How not to handle the school performance!

The scene is set, the school hall is crammed with awaiting parents, (who have seriously been there an hour early and saved seats for a party of ten) teachers are flapping around trying to find that lost child who has only nipped for a nervous wee. That's it we are ready, we are steady and...... the kids enter the hall from the furthest door away from the stage because there is nowhere else to put it except against the back wall. It's a mass of craning necks and straining arms trying to catch a glimpse of their child the star, it looks like a new form of yoga or a Kylie video! 

Then comes the vigorous waves from both parents and kids and yes, I'm seriously considering joining them. Do I, dont I,do I (my hand starts to lift dubiously)and she clocks me and oh no it's too late.....there I am joining in, in all the glory waving like a mad women (looking like I’m trying to swat an army of flies) at my little ninja all dressed up

and ready to perform for the first time on stage. I'm beaming from ear to ear, loving her outfit, makeup, and the fact that she is even ok with actually performing in front of this huge audience. This is truly a proud mummy moment and there I am camera in hand and I'm talking the big boy camera and wait.....what the..... oh crap the battery dies! Bloody typical that, so now I'm rushing around the camera bag searching, hoping, praying that I have a spare........woop woop I have a spare! But I have now drawn attention to myself with the use of nearly profanities (obviously remembering where I am, as I'm such a good mummy) that I think to myself, do I just smile and look apologetic or do I just pretend it wasn't me? Errr definitely the first because I do feel a little bad.

The show has started and I'm still craning my neck due to the giant of a man sat in front but wait I just slip over to the spare chair next me and crisis averted. I can now concentrate on the lil ninja who is now what looks like to be loving her role as Maleficent in this ‘Goodies vs Baddies performance.

She delivers her lines confidently, in character and also sings all of her songs amazingly (and even slips a cheeky grin and wink at her mummy) and yep, I'm starting to fill up! Hold it together you total typical mummy and I do just because I know the ninja would be the first to tell EVERYONE! #grass!

I think it's difficult to understand the power of a school performance especially when you have the teachers at the back of the hall reading along and doing all of the actions (be careful on that chair!) unless you are a proud parent of a child taking part. The unity that came together at the end of this was unbelievably euphoric and it was clear (even with the teachers responsible shedding every tear in their body) that the children had worked so hard. To see my lil ninjas face holding her friend’s hands, knowing these friendships are there to last, is just so rewarding and they have been brought together even more by the power of performing arts. Something which (as a teacher of it myself) I truly believe can have the most uplifting effect on anybody's life! I'm so proud of my warrior for stepping up and performing so well. (Little tear developing). 

Thank you reading 

Biggest mummy hugs xxxx