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I gave up Scouts for Kai, and it's been worth it so far... I've gained so much more.

To me, a sacrifice is giving up something that you love and treasure dearly for the sake of something else, not entirely for selfish reasons. Often there is a great deal of selflessness in a sacrifice and you may not be entirely willing to part with it, but will, for whatever reason it may be. It really should be because somehow, something or someone will benefit more from what you will do instead of what you would like to do (the sacrifice).

That is just me, though. In that light, I have not made any sacrifices that I am aware of. Although I understand sacrificing something to be honourable at times - not always - and that it may make another person happy, I'm still glad that I haven't been forced to give up something I like for someone or something else. I've always managed to get through a situation with most or all parties satisfied at the end, which is a great deal more comfortable.

To me, this sacrifice was huge. Every two years, my dance school has a huge show. This year I was really looking forward to it. I was in the senior dances, had good parts and it would be my last ever show in the theatre I've grown up in as I've been performing there since I was two and the theatres being knocked down this year.

Anyway, I was a main part in our school's production, which we'd been rehearsing for a while. I found out that the dates of both the dance show and the drama production clashed. I had to let someone down. If it had been a personal choice, I would've picked dancing but as I was a main part and it was quite close to the actual dates, I decided to pick the school drama. I couldn't let the cast down. The dances could be quite easily rechoreographed without me but they'd need a whole new Frenchy in Grease! And like my teacher said, I was made for that part!

It probably doesn't seem like a huge sacrifice but dancings my life, I'm not usually an actor, I just suited the part very well. I'm never going to get to dance at the theatre I've grown up in again. Also, the dances we used for the show have gone into competitions, so I've just had to slip back in them and haven't been able to regain to good parts.... It's a shame but I'm glad I gave it up for my friends.

I transfered schools, but won't tell why . Its.....too private.

I made another one yesterday actually. Kieran (my boyfriend) and his band won battle of the bands yesterday and a prize is a place at a festival. All good. Except it's the day of my birthday party. So, I've cancelled it just for him and I'm going to watch him instead. Not much of a sacrifice because I love watching him sing! I'd give up anything for him!