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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm glad everyone here has an opinion on competitive cheer, but that doesn't really have much to do with OP's question about his wife.

What would happen if you told you're wife she too invested, OP? [/quote]

OP here. She would probably bite my head off and storm out of the room.

To answer a few other things here: I stated my view on this once and exactly once, in an age-appropriate way. I've since encouraged my dd to try out, do her best, and decide what she wants to do after. It's 100% absolutely her decision. As for the travel sport, I was ready for her to be done with that already, so if she quits that I won't be crying (it takes a lot out of weekends, etc).

My queasiness with the whole thing has more to do with a fundamental objection to the concept of (only female in this case) cheering for boys and the association middle school cheerleaders conjure, which is admittedly based on stereotypes but reinforced by reports by my older child in the school and my own recollection about how middle school cheerleaders behaved.

If she eventually migrates to competitive cheer, so be it. I don't have as much of an issue with that. I probably wouldn't enjoy watching it as much as I watch her play the sport, but that's just a personal preference. I'd go, smile broadly, and give her a big hug after it was over. Heck, I'll do that, too, for MS cheer,  although the thought of being forced to watch middle school boys play basketball doesn't exactly thrill me.
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Having lived through this, I do not believe you for a minute. This sounds to me like a fight over which sport your DD will do. Will it be the manly basketball, or the feminine cheer? Your DD will let you know which she prefers.[/quote]

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