Last year my youngest son was the lead in a play based around the clue boardgame. He was the narrator and host. And he had the most speaking in a speaking part.
He did a great job! I was shocked. He's so calm and he's so good at what he does.
A group from our church came to see the play. I thought they had come to see my son. But they had come to see one of the othe4 players that was an up-and-coming teen un the youth crowd. One of the popular families in the church and in the youth group. On stage live. Shy and anxiety ridden but up on stage and doing her thing. I always love when people that are on stage and in a public position say that they suffer from anxiety attacks and that they don't know that they can handle the struggle. Get the hell off the stage if you have anxiety. Otherwise shut up do what you're supposed to do.
But I digress. The group was there to see her and not my son. They were surprised that my son had such a big part even though he was such a big player in the youth group.
I had a great seat down close where I could get great pictures. My wife had us move back behind the group from church so that we could be part of the group. And so my video and pictures were not as good as I had hoped because we were further back with empty seats in front of us and our group was cheering when the girl was speaking.
Very disappointing. Very frustrating experience! Very telling about my wife. She would prefer to be with the crowd rather than up there in a good spot. Hmmm
