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AIBU?

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DD14 won't let me go to the school concert where she has a solo piece- WIBU to go anyway?

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Evelight · 22/04/2017 01:55

I don't think I'm an embarrassing mom? I don't dye my hair bright pink or wear "interesting" clothes- I'm very "hands-off". I've been known to skip parent-teacher interviews.

And I get teenagers don't like their parents around much in front of their friends. But seriously- i only want to sit and watch! I won't be interacting with her friends! And I get it- it's NBD- just a silly school band, it's not the grammys, I'm not being beyonce's mom, whatever. I'd just like to see my daughter play a solo piece in her school band - they are performing at a local uni. What is so dreadful about that? I have never seen her play trumpet properly since she started with the school band a couple of years ago. i am paying for that instrument every month!

She is very vocal in her refusal that I shouldn't go- and the argument threatens to become a horrible fight about a bunch of other stuff about family issues- non-related to the band and music.

Anyway, I'm really tempted to go and just slip in the auditorium and watch the show. WIBU?

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tigermoth · 22/04/2017 19:00

Glad you've resolved it and she's open to the idea of you seeing her perform at some later date.

FWIW my ds2 is the same - he's doing music BTEC but only wanted me to attend specific performances of his choosing.

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