The Show Must Go On

Well, we may be well on our way to our very own future former child star winding up in rehab.

The Colony Christmas Spectacular took place a couple weeks ago and Kids Count Too (Naomi's school) once again had a starring role in the festivities. Know what that means? Yep, more dancing! woo hoo! Only, for Naomi, it turned out to be more woo sans the hoo and !.

Prior to the show, she was her usual excited self, ready to bust a move.

Aaaaand then the show started. First up, Winter Wonderland. She looked a little unsure at the start but rallied at the end. Whew!

But then came The Hear Miser. The "unsure" look returned and quickly morphed into full on tears. At this point, her teachers were making smiley faces at her, I'm giving her the thumbs up, and Naomi was doing her best to hang in there. It was the best example of "the show must go on" you've ever seen and enough to make you laugh or cry.

But even a good sport has limits. By the start of the third song, she was done playing along. Out came the hook and she spent the last couple songs watching the show and helping Ms Brittany conduct.

So, what happened? Nobody knows. I asked her about it right after the show and her response was the kid-predictable "I don't know." Of course, by that time she was already over it and wanted to hear more about those McDonald's chicken nuggets I'd promised earlier.

Hopefully, that "whatever" attitude means she can bypass rehab in the future.

* Note: After uploading the videos, I realized they're pretty small. Unless you squint just right, you'll have to take my word for it about the streaming tears all thru The Heat Miser.