I was going to call this post ‘When school plays go wrong’, then I thought I might as well tell it like it is.
That’s right people, just minutes before her drama club Christmas show was due to start BB projectile vomited all over the donkey. And it wasn’t a pretend donkey either – it was a fellow classmate.
Let me set the scene: after more than a month of rehearsals BB and her classmates were lined up on the school stage in front of a hall packed with expectant parents, teachers and fellow pupils.
Dressed in matching red dresses (most of which had been bought especially for the occasion – what a waste of £22 quid that was) they were all set to go when It Happened.
After stifling what looked like a yawn BB turned a strange shade of yellow, lurched forward and threw up all over the stage. And the donkey. And the poor souls (in their new red dresses) on either side of her.
The only thing worse than having sick on your dress is when it’s someone else’s.
I saw all this in slow motion from my place in the audience but was barred from jumping up on stage to help owing to an unfortunately placed bric-a-brac stall that was in the way, so it was some minutes before I made it to the scene of the crime. Or vomit.
It wasn’t a pretty sight. To be fair BB had been complaining of feeling ill that morning, but we put it down to nerves and didn’t take it too seriously. That’ll teach us.
All this happened about 10 days ago, but I was too traumatised to find it funny – or write about it – for the first week.
Apart from feeling guilty for taking her in the first place, my fear is that this will become a defining moment in her primary school career.
I do hope she won’t be remembered as the girl who chucked up on stage and ruined the Christmas show. We were practically trending on year one’s Facebook page afterwards.
On the up side, hopefully this means the worst has happened and her actual nativity play, which is today, will pass without incident.
What can possibly go wrong? Watch this space and I’ll report back on Friday!
Have you ever been party to any school play mishaps? I’d love to hear your stories!
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I genuinely would not know how to react in that situation and I like to think I’m a problem solver. I’d probably run on stage pick my son up and run off. I have such a fear of vomit! Hope this Friday goes well for you! #bestandworst
Oh nooooo bless her and the kids. It must have been such a shock for her and you! You would have wanted them all to strip on stage. Hope she is better now and your family is ok! Good luck for the next one and thanks for sharing with #bestandworst x
OMG! This post caught my eye and I just had to read. Oh you poor things! Feel so sorry for your little girl. Hopefully she’s young enough to put it behind her! Get well soon BB xx #bestnworst
Um is it really bad that I laughed at this? Maybe it was a nervous laugh on your behalf? Because I can imagine for you it really wasn’t funny in the slightest or for your poor little girl. Or the donkey for that matter. My daughter projectile vomited all over the bus a few weeks back and she was so upset and although I felt really sorry for her I must admit to also feeling quite embarrassed. They had to shut the bus down so they could clean it. So what happened with the dress rehearsal? (I’m assuming it was a dress rehearsal). Did it continue? Genuinely curious to know what happened next.
Oh my word! This is my first year of school play but we did have one boy screaming in distress as having to go on stage a sheep but woah projectile vom?! Blurghhhhh! Thanks for linking up to #coolmumclub lovely xx
Oh noooo!! I laughed too, sorry!! At least she stole the show!! #coolmumclub
OMG the poor love and I am sure this story will come out every Christmas for years to come. Thank you for linking up to #ablogginggoodtime I hope the nativity goes better!
Oh no, poor BB, she must have been mortified. Hope it doesn’t give her stage fright from now on. My son always complains of feeling sick before a school play because he really hates being up in front of everyone, thankfully though he’s never actually been sick, touch wood. Hope the actual nativity went well x
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Oh no! Well at leat you saw the funny side of it and wrote a post about it hurrah .#KCACOLS
Kids are fun!
Holy vomit mama! I had to read this twice to make sure I got the whole shit show down!
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Oh no hun! I had to read this post when I saw the title. How awful for you and your daughter. I hope that she’s feeling better now, and that you all including the Donkey are seeing the funny side of it. Claire x #KCACOLS
Oh no!!! You poor things! You and your little girl bless her #KCACOLS
Oh my goodness! I think this does happen a lot at this time of year. I hope all is well now and that everyone can look back and laugh at it! #KCACOLS
Oh dear! poor thing! I hope your daughter is better now. A few weeks back we had the horrible bug in our house, not nice at all.
Thanks so much for linking up at #KCACOLS. Hope you come back again next Sunday xx
Aw the poor little lamb. I think, as parents, we are all guilty of not listening when our children say they don’t feel well unless there is something physically hitting us in the face (like vom) that tells us otherwise. Id say people will forget but we still take the mick out of our mate for dropping Baby Jesus when she was Mary…so maybe not. But at least she’ll have good friends that have stuck with her through the years 🙂 Hope the nativity went better! #KCACOLS
Aww, bless her! I wouldn’t worry about it. My eldest had his nursery nativity the other day and there were two kids who (at separate times) burst into tears! There is always at least one memorable moment, I think we all have to have our kids be the star of it at least once! xx #kcacols
How did the donkey feel after being vommed on 🙂 I remember crying at many a nativity when I was a kid.#kcacols
oh my goodness! not fun at all. I’d have been a rubbish mummy and ran in the other direction. I do not do vomiting well at all. I remember my sister vomiting in the school play when I was ten or so. luckily she was in the front row! #KCACOLS
Oh no, poor BB! I’m sure someone else will do something next year though, and her sickness will be long forgotten! x #KCACOLS
This made me laugh out loud. Thank you! I needed cheering up this evening. Pen x
Sorry, #KCACOLS
Oh no, please her! Will be a good story to tell when she’s older! #KCACOLS
I’m glad you went with that title, it was irresistible to click on. I’m sure she will be able to see the funny side of it as she gets older!
One of the mums filmed it as the performance was about to start, and we now have a copy. BB is loving watching it and already sees the funny side! Perhaps we should send it in to You’ve Been Framed…