tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1209220937063434171.post8981116563909642206..comments2023-07-26T05:48:07.472-04:00Comments on Papa Pat Rambles: An Open Letter to Middle School Cheerleading Coaches Habakkuk21http://www.blogger.com/profile/11928724752057162332noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1209220937063434171.post-24259798767263688982018-11-07T12:10:13.302-05:002018-11-07T12:10:13.302-05:00I'm gonna have to go back and read my review o...I'm gonna have to go back and read my review of your story, but my recollection is that I loved it, particularly the self-sacrifice demonstrated. Memory has it that when one of the cheerleaders thought she might be infected, she asked to donate her CNS tissue to be used as the antidote.<br />AND, I just went back and read <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/customer-reviews/RJGV2OA2Y374Z/ref=cm_cr_getr_d_rvw_ttl?ie=UTF8&ASIN=B01FIHDTFM" rel="nofollow">my Amazon review</a>, AND <a href="https://habakkuk21.blogspot.com/2016/03/the-review-of-black-tide-rising.html" rel="nofollow">my blog post</a>, and, indeed, I pre-validated myself by liking the story A LOT, even before I became a #cheerPapa.<br />Go Wildcats!Habakkuk21https://www.blogger.com/profile/11928724752057162332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1209220937063434171.post-50437266024488268182018-11-06T20:40:51.325-05:002018-11-06T20:40:51.325-05:00You get it. :)
When Black Tide Rising came out, ...You get it. :) <br /><br />When Black Tide Rising came out, a few people called my choice of writing about a cheer team into question. <br /><br />I responded by telling a story. When my oldest was about 7, I had the opportunity to be an assistant coach for her rec cheer team. During that experience, I watched as athletes as young as 6 years old learn the cardinal rule of cheer stunts: the flyer (athlete at the top of the stunt) NEVER hits the ground. No matter what. I saw these children sacrifice their own bruised faces, abraded arms, and bumped heads to ensure that they followed the cardinal rule. <br /><br />That, my friends, is teamwork. And team integrity. And having your friends backs. <br /><br />Lessons like that are invaluable. And that's why I'm a #CheerMomSevillalosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03226746805729872694noreply@blogger.com