Emma's school put on a Christmas program which seemed to be more exciting for the parents than the children. We waited an hour on the second floor of a hot stuffy mall with not enough room or seats for all the parents. Not that it mattered to have a seat. When a certain parent's child performed, all relatives stormed up close to the stage to take pictures. Those in the seats couldn't see a thing. Welcome to Asia. Emma's class planned to just sing one song since they were the youngest, ages 2-3. While waiting, Emma and her friend Vreya enjoyed a little space from the crowd.
Vreya never made it on stage like many of the kids in Emma's class. They got stage fright. The rest that were up on stage cried or just stood there, including Emma. So no singing happened.
It was a funny event for the little kids and little kids' parents. Parents acted like it was such a big deal, but the little ones had no clue and frankly had more fun playing at the mall arcade than performing on stage. For Emma's courage in being willing to stand up on stage until the song was over, we gave her a ride on the train.
In the end, kids just want to be kids at this age. Maybe next year it will be more fun for her. :) Although Todd vowed to schedule some out of town trip so we don't have to go.
