Rose had a beautiful voice. She first learned to sing in temple and she couldn't sing enough after. She would always sing with her friends and harmonize. She had fun with it. She took voice lessons twice a week. She participated in all the recitals. However, when she tried out for chorus in sixth grade, she was rejected. She could have been a singer, but that was the girl she could have been.
Rose loved to dance as well. She practiced around the house constantly. She was always moving. She often choreographed her own dances and was known as the dancer among her friends. She took lessons in school everyday and in an outside studio on the weekend. However, when Rose auditioned for her high school dance team, she was rejected. She could have been a dancer, but that was the girl she could have been.
Rose was quite the actress. She gave her all into every role. She ate, slept, and breathed drama. Her friends always called her a drama queen. It was hard to judge whether someone was speaking to Rose or Rose as her character. However, when she tried out for her local drama troupe, she was rejected. She could have been an actress, but that was the girl she could have been.
Rose was a triple threat. Broadway was her life. She didn't want to do anything else but be up there on that stage. She was determined to make it big. She was a bundle of dynamite just waiting to explode. However, when Rose auditioned for a Broadway show, she was rejected. She could have been a star, but that was the girl she could have been.
Rose was in love. She had met a man with similar interests and who loved her for who she was. They soon married. They had a couple of great years together. They also had two beautiful daughters. However, Rose was rejected. She could have been a wife, but that was the girl she could have been.
Rose is controlling. She pushed her daughters to their breaking point. She created a whole act for them. She tried to make them stars and lived vicariously through them. For nearly ten years her daughters were nine going on ten. However, June ran away and became a Broadway star, like her mother never could. Louise became Gypsy Rose Lee, burlesque star, like her mother never could. Rose often said, "If I coulda been I woulda been and that's showbiz." Rose was rejected by her own daughters. Rose became a cold, over-bearing, stage mother, and that's the girl she is.