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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You know your child best.  I could totally see any 9th grader saying he didn't care if a younger kid was whining and whining about a perceived slight.  SOmeone has to get the bad part - it's only logical.  If that kid is a pill about it and can't let it go, any kid would lose their temper.  The fact that your 6th grader cried about a youth group play leads me to believe he is very sensitive.  Does this happen often?

Flip side, if the leader is the pill and disregards a legitimate complaint (maybe the lines are fluid amongst characters and could have been reassigned) then your kid needs to watch the situation and bring it up to a supervisor if it continues.  Once instance is not enough for me to barge in as a parent.[/quote]

I agree with this post.

We have all reached that point of "I don't care about how much you whine, no means no."

Before getting upset with the leader, I would look into what behavior from your son got the leader to the point of telling him "I don't care."

Do you really, honestly, think that would be the leader's reaction if your son respectfully came to him on the side and said something along the lines of "Excuse me, but would you consider giving me a bigger part? I love acting and think I am capable of more lines."??

Or do you think that reaction from the leader might have been prompted by your son (and perhaps a few others) going on and on with a bunch of "it's not fair" "Why did Larla get the big part? I wanted that part" and "My part sucks. I don't want this part" (insert eye rolling, arguing, dramatic sighs and passionate body language.

Having my own kids of that age, I am fairly confident there was a lot of behavior by your son and other kids that led to this emphatic "I don't care" from the leader.

Just looking at things objectively.

Besides...someone needs to get the small parts and most parts ARE smaller or supporting parts. Your son shoukd be happy he got lines. In most theatrical performances most kids end up as chorus members or bit parts. If he likes theater he needs to get used to that idea fairly quickly.[/quote]

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