Probably time I took a bow....

[Pups_mum]

Well I have been on this forum, and its predecessor for around a decade now, but I think it is time I bade you all farewell. I've made some good friends, had some great advice and help - notably when we got stuck behind an accident en route to DD's Advanced 1 exam and I was able to get a message to the RAD via another forum member who was already there! But I have noticed lately that I have less to contribute. DD is an adult now and the days of auditions and exams are long behind us. I'm pleased to say that she completed her degree, despite a lot of problems. A particularly troublesome and persistent injury made completion of the course very challenging and there were several occasions when I thought she would give up. With hindsight, maybe different choices would have been better at various points, but I am proud of her for persevering and making the best of some difficult times. She has developed a passion for teaching and seems to have a talent for it, so that is her next step. Maybe one day I will find myself back at the beginning, making costumes and scenery for dance school shows and biting my nails over exam results, but this time on behalf of the teacher! 

But for now I wish you all and your DCs much happiness and success in the future. I'm sure I wont be able to resist dropping in occasionally, but I do think the time has passed when I can really be a useful contributor. So for now at least, its goodbye, and thank you.

[Pas de Quatre]

Thank you for all your contributions.  Wishing you and your DD all the best for the future.  But please do call in occasionally, it is so helpful to all of us to have someone with a long term perspective who can comment.

[balletbean]

Thank you Pups_mum for giving up your spare time (whatever that is 😂) to share your knowledge and experience. Wishing you & your family all the best for now and in the future. Xx 🙆‍♀️🙆🏻‍♂️🤩🍷

[Pixiewoo]

Thank you for all the advice and insight you have offered over the years. best wishes for the future. x

[Karen]

Good luck to your dd for the next stage of her career and thank you for all your contributions. Please keep us posted on how your dd gets on with her teaching - it’s great to hear how people have progressed and moved through their dancing lives. 

[Canary]

Congratulations Pups_mum you’ve done it, how exciting your daughter knows what she wants to do with all her skills. Wishing you both lots of happiness in the future. N

[Anna C]

You’ve been a wonderful and very highly valued contributor to this Forum, Pups_Mum.  You will be very much missed!  Very best of luck to your dd - we would love it if you’d pop in from time to time. 

 

With thanks,

 

Anna

[ArucariaBallerina]

Sending love and best wishes for the future. Thank you so much for everything - you really helped me last year especially when I wasn't feeling so great x

[Crystaltips]

Fare well wherever you fare. You will be missed.

[Hambleton]

Will so miss you. I always loved your posts. 

[HopelessMummy]

What everyone else above said. 

[amum/Cathy]

Congratulations to you and dd for making it through to this point Pups_mum. What a lot of hard work and commitment it has been for both of you. And thank you for all the help and friendship you gave me and ds during that time. Wishing you both all the best for the future. 

[Lisa O`Brien]

I wish you and your DD all the very best of luck for the future, Pups_mum. 

[annaliesey]

You’ll be missed ❤️ Good luck with everything 

[Fiz]

We will miss you. Take care of yourself.