I'm off work today and daughter is off from school. Boyfriend and I are taking her out for breakfast to kinda celebrate her making cheerleading. Let me just say one thing about the whole cheerleading situation and then i'll shut up...........3 of the girls who beat daughter out for the varsity squad happen to be daughters of 2 of the coaches, and one of them is the niece to one of the coaches........one of those girls is far better than the rest.....and no matter who may have been judging, she would have made varsity..........the other 2 girls made varsity because of who was judging.......life is not always fair and most of us learn this lesson at an early age.......but because I am her mom it pisses me off that she is sad..................... i'm positive she should have beat those other 2 girls had their aunt and mom not been a part of the judging process................I told daughter there is no shame in making JV and not varsity.....most freshmans to be don't make the varsity squad, it's usually the juniors and seniors who take those positions........and I would never tell her that I thought the other girls beat her out because their aunt and moms were part of the judging process............and deep down i'm glad she made the jv squad because I don't like the idea of her hanging out with girls so much older than her.............................but still, it pisses me off that life isn't always fair.....especially when it's unfair to my daughter.