AITA for not allowing my daughter's cheer team to use my yard for a routine after they didn't invite her in on their sleepover.
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I (38M) have a 10 year old daughter named Annie. Annie is in the 5th grade and has been in cheerleading for 2 years now. She absolutely loves it, and it's really helped her come out of her shell. She's made some new friends through the sport, and so have I. <br><br>A couple of weeks ago the girls' coach (Terri) messaged me and said she wouldn't be able to hold practice at her house due to her MIL coming into town to visit. She asked if she could just use my house for a couple of days as this was supposed to be their dress rehearsal week before their final competition of the season. I agreed and said it was fine. On the second day of practice Terri asked to run the full routine in the yard and asked if Annie could stay with a friend.<br><br>I asked why and she said she was worried that Annie would get in the way of the girls during practice if she stayed. I said that I thought that was a little weird, but it was fine and that I just wouldn't be there for the practice either. Annie ended up staying with my parents that night, and I just left for a bit and went to a friend's house.<br><br>I ended up getting a text from another cheer mom (Julie) that Annie was sad because the girls were having a sleepover at Terri's house and she wasn't invited. I called Terri and asked why Annie wasn't invited and she said she thought I already knew? I said no, I didn't. She apologized and said she didn't want Annie there because the girls were going to be doing some "girly" activities and she just didn't think that it would be a good time for Annie to be there.<br><br>I said okay, fine, and that I would pick my daughter up from Julie's house. I told Terri that she could just find another place to practice because Annie and I are done with her and her cheer team. She said that she could do that, but asked if the girls could still use my yard for that day and I said no. She told me to stop being petty and I said that I'm not, I'm just protecting my daughter from being hurt further. <br><br>Julie ended up picking Annie up and keeping her for the night. Apparently Terri ended up moving practice to a local park and it was a huge mess because the routine was supposed to be done in a oval and they couldn't do it properly at the park. I got several calls and texts from other moms asking why I wouldn't let them use my yard and I told them that I'm not my daughter's keeper and that if they had a problem they should call Terri.<br><br>Now there's a huge rift in the parents and some are on my side and some are on Terri's side. AITA for not letting the girls use my yard?
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