Offhandedly I was offered the chance to be the school mascot at one of our home football games and I jumped at the chance! So, lets just get the bad over with first, yes some people were rude. I thought I was going to have to call administration on one of the adults because they would not let go of my tail. A junior high student asked me if I was a lesbian and another student asked if I had a penis or a vagina and it was hot. The temperature at game time was high for this area and the costume was hot but .........
OMG, I had so much fun! The high school kids had no clue who was in the costume they just knew it was not the normal girl and it drove them crazy. I did not talk and for me to not talk from 6:30 - 9 is an amazing feat of its own. I got to dance with the band and high 5 the colorguard! I cheered with the student section and high fived the parents. I stood out on the field to welcome the team in. The little kids were amazing! There were several students that got hugs a dozen or more times. There were little kids that were scared of me until I went in the corner to "hide" and then they decided I was harmless. I had bunches of pictures taken with kids of all ages. I even got to hold a whole bunch of babies.
So lesson learned, no matter what the age, take time to laugh and have fun. Also there are a lot of people out there, big and little, that are in need of a hug. Even if that hug comes from a sweaty person in a tiger costume.
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