Family Idol

In case you didn't know, somebody in the family tried out for the famous reality show. They shall remain nameless, because if you are in the club, you already know the outcome, and if you are not, well, due to a confidentiality agreement that yours truly signed, you will get to know some time around January or February when season 8 airs...or the person that tried out gets in lawyer trouble. But I do have a semi related story that should be known.
When waiting for the audition, there was a girl there that was, what would probably be considered "special needs" by most people. She sat right next to our own auditioner (is that a word?) and clapped off time, sang out of key, forgot her words, but was all in it for the big victory and really whooped and hollered her head off at all times. She threw everyone around her off, and distracted us all, for hours and hours and hours.
Your contestant was right next to her. But when I asked if the contestant wanted to trade me seats, or try to move elsewhere, the contestant said no. The woman (otherwise known as the distractor) forgot lines to the songs she had prepared, and every time she spoke to our contestant, she spit on her accidentally as she spoke. Our contestant took it all with a grain of salt and kept her cool. It was only a matter of time before somebody arond us blew their top and said something to her. (namely, me, as protector and notarized guardian of the contestant). She screamed too loud, and basically was just getting on everyones nerves in the whole area.
The song that the lady was going to audition with was "Bye Bye Bye" by N'Sync. and she kept having trouble with it, as evidenced by her frequent cell phone calls to somebody that was helping her from home. The distractor was all alone with thousands of people that probably didn't like her.
Our contestant, nervous about the songs she had chosen herself, and trying to practice on her own, then stopped what she was doing and took the time to coach the distractor by giving examples of lines (our contestant knew all the N'Sync song) and singing with her until she was more comfortable with the lines and could do them again on her own. And this is why, winner or not in the reality show, our contestant is a winner in the family and in life in general. I wish you were all there to see it. Aside from my wedding day, I've never been more proud, seriously.