Glennon at Momastery Speaks

Glennon is so right here. At a school concert she was blocked from seeing her child perform because the person in front of her insisted on holding up an iPad to record the event:

Please don’t do this. There is no stadium seating in school cafeterias. And so when you do this – when you sit in a chair and  hold your device above your head for the entire performance- you are blocking the view of many, many parents behind you.

What you are saying to every parent behind you when you do this is:

MY RIGHT TO SEE AND RECORD MY KID IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN YOUR RIGHT TO SEE YOUR KID AT ALL.

What you are saying is:

MY LATER IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN YOUR RIGHT NOW.

We can’t have it all at these end of the year concerts and plays –  but we can each have one important thing. If we are each respectful – we can each see the kids perform. That can happen. Unless you decide that this one important thing is not enough for you because you want THREE THINGS: 1. To see your kid perform 2. To record the entire event and 3. To remain sitting comfortably in the audience.

I just don’t think you can have all three of those things without stealing part of the experience from everyone behind you.

I know you love your kid, but the thing to remember is that everyone in that audience loves their kid exactly as much as you love yours.

– See more at: http://momastery.com/blog/2014/05/23/kids-year-performance/?utm_source=feedly&utm_reader=feedly&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=kids-year-performance#sthash.Y2Jjj328.dpuf