There is this thing that is happening where cheerleading is totally and completely taking over our lives, but it hasn't yet taken over this blog. There are multiple reasons for that, but chief among them is that it's hard to navigate those waters without giving away too much. For example, no offense, but it's none of your beeswax which school district we live in, so I'm not about to post photos of Alexis in her uniform.
It's pretty darn adorable, but a total giveaway.
(It's not that I don't trust you. It's that I don't trust that one guy over there. You know, the weird one. He doesn't really need to know where Alexis goes to school. So.)
Anyway.
At the risk of giving away a little more than I really want to, I *have* to write out this story because someday I want to shove it in Alexis' face and laugh maniacally. I'm THAT great of a mom. NEENER NEENER, KID. YOU ARE A DORK. A DORK WHO IS SUPER DISAPPOINTED THAT YOUR TEAM KEEPS WINNING.
And by "keeps winning" I mean the team that Alexis cheers for is undefeated going into the playoffs. They have outscored their opponents by a cumulative score of something like 150- 30, and I'm really not exaggerating. Football is serious business around these parts, and it shows. Even the little kids dominate.
For most people, this is very excellent news. Alexis is not, however, "most people." Alexis is a special butterfly who is seriously very sad that they keep winning. "But, MOM! It's no fun ALWAYS winning!" she has said multiple times.
It's not just that it's no fun, though. It's that it's interfering with her cheer style. There is some sort of "nice try" cheer and she REALLY, REALLY wants to perform it. I don't even know the words to it or anything because see above. Undefeated. By a lot.
Every week, without fail, Alexis walks into the football stadium saying that she really hopes they lose that week. Every week, without fail, Alexis walks out of the football stadium disappointed that she didn't get her way.
Of course, if you're on twitter, you already know the next part. The next part is that we figured out a consolidation prize for her. It turns out that she can't count on her football team to lose, but she can count on the Steelers to lose this season. That has worked out well for her multiple times, which GAH. SOB. GRRRR. I don't understand this thing where the Steelers are bad. It's weird.
Also weird is the fact that Alexis left football super disappointed again this week because her team blew away their opponent. Again this week I placated her by saying, "At least you have the Steelers." But then the Steelers went and did that thing where they won.
Alexis, upon hearing the news, proclaimed, "MOM. I can't even count on the Steelers! This is horrible!"
So, I'm sorry for this, but I'm going to have to join the kid in hoping the Steelers just keep on sucking this year. It's for my sanity because disappointed kids are annoying kids.
