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Originally Posted by Cornflake the Clown
In my opinion, if you have time, then just wait. We have all had it happen to us where you have tried to organize something and go a bit over the time limit. So imagine what the parents feel like. I think it is good business to wait - if you can!
What goes around comes around, that way if you are running late to a party; you would hope the parents may be nice to you, for holding them up.
If you can’t wait, because you have other parties, then that’s fine. Explain to them it will take off the time of your performance.
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While I would agree that there is a certain wisdom and good business sense is polite patience for reasonable cause (also recognizably noting that we Americans tend to be too pent up over the concept of "time" and "the clock" - more so than in some other cultures) the issue of understanding and respect is something which should go both ways. For it is all too easy for performers to be taken for kindly people and get taken advantage of. There is a need for balance in perspective, therefore, and sometimes we may have to stand up for ourselves and our own rights or contracts to ensure that this is appreciated.