Dancing Dads, the end of 6th grade, and a physical

Big couple of weeks.  Sydney finished 6th grade, and coupled with the physical she just had, makes me acutely aware that she is very nearly a teenager.  The doctor (mother of one of her school friends) gave us the full rundown on where she is with puberty, plans for menstrual cycles, and even how to start discussions about birth control.  Excuse me?  Birth control?  Umm – no.  Just – NO.

If news that i can actually wrap my head around, her recital was last weekend.  She was fantastic as usual, dancing in a can-can number that I could hardly believe.  Just amazing.  She also got called in last minute to dance a number she hadn’t done in a year, because another kid got massive stomach cramps – probably from birth control.  I also did my Dancing Dads thing, to “Jai Ho” from Slumdog Millionaire,   which the crowd loved – probably because we’re DADS, have very little rhythm, and generally suck.  Whatever.  It was great fun.