I fdidn’t add that while all of this was going on I have been suffering from hip bursitis from a fall. I had to put off surgery for a year because of my husbands cancer, but I just had hip surgery.
By the way, I was a member of the award winning Lake Highlands Band in Dallas. We had oboe players that faked playing clarinets. Most of the flute section did not play. Since most award winning marching bands in Texas based on the Lake Highlands model, I’m sure there are others that fake play.
Read up on Eddie Green and Malcolm Helm. They are famous in Texas bands. They were my band directors.
Well I think I am safe in saying, my marching band was better than yours. No faking.
It is called being honest and being the best you can be. Again, I will not ever say it is good or right for your daughter or anyone for that matter to fake play in a band. I don’t care how many times you tell me about it. It is dishonest and an affront to the band members who practice and play their hearts out.
Now, on to the other topic you keep harping on.
I have tried to be somewhat nice, but it just makes you angry. So here is my opinion:
I am sorry for your troubles.
But giving out your laundry list sob story isn’t changing my mind.
Since you are not someone I know and love, I will not EVER be ok with the government forcibly taking my money to give to you to alleviate your problems.
I will not EVER be ok with the government giving you tax breaks that are not given to every other American.
I have problems. You have yours. Everyone has them. You are a thinking human who was granted life today. Work hard to make yourself happy. Whatever happy means to you. Stop looking to others (strangers) for help.