Tumblequeensmom
Proud Parent
I bet I got everyone's attention with that title, right?
My DD just decided to quit gymnastics after being on team for 6 years. She was going to compete L8 this year and was doing REALLY, REALLY well... coming along very nicely w/all her skills and was really ready to have a great season. Well, school started 2 weeks ago, she's a junior and WHAM... she wants time to do other things... o.k... in my head I get that, but in my heart it just about killed me!!!
Sooooo... my DD started calling me a CGM!!! Seriously???? ME???? I have "dropped and dashed" at practices for years now, have never asked for more training hours, never paid for private lessons week after week, never done any of the things I've seen other parents do so that their child will go to the Olympics. Didn't even care about what kind of scores she got at meets... In fact, I always laughed at this parents who take their little books at every meet so they can track not only their own DD's scores, but everyone elses's on the teams as well!!!
Sooooo.... Just for kicks and giggles, I was wondering what the craziiest thing is that you've seen a parent do w/regard to their child's gymnastics?
For me, I saw a mom scream and yell at her daughter at one of DD's Level 5 meets a few years ago because the DD messed up her bar routine. Seriously!!! And then last year, I was sitting next to a mom at a meet where the mom said "Oh, her father is going to ground her for those scores!" Really??
Have any of you seen parental behavior that is out of control? Maybe we shoudl submit stories to TLC to make a REAL gymnastics reality show!!!
My DD just decided to quit gymnastics after being on team for 6 years. She was going to compete L8 this year and was doing REALLY, REALLY well... coming along very nicely w/all her skills and was really ready to have a great season. Well, school started 2 weeks ago, she's a junior and WHAM... she wants time to do other things... o.k... in my head I get that, but in my heart it just about killed me!!!
Sooooo... my DD started calling me a CGM!!! Seriously???? ME???? I have "dropped and dashed" at practices for years now, have never asked for more training hours, never paid for private lessons week after week, never done any of the things I've seen other parents do so that their child will go to the Olympics. Didn't even care about what kind of scores she got at meets... In fact, I always laughed at this parents who take their little books at every meet so they can track not only their own DD's scores, but everyone elses's on the teams as well!!!
Sooooo.... Just for kicks and giggles, I was wondering what the craziiest thing is that you've seen a parent do w/regard to their child's gymnastics?
For me, I saw a mom scream and yell at her daughter at one of DD's Level 5 meets a few years ago because the DD messed up her bar routine. Seriously!!! And then last year, I was sitting next to a mom at a meet where the mom said "Oh, her father is going to ground her for those scores!" Really??
Have any of you seen parental behavior that is out of control? Maybe we shoudl submit stories to TLC to make a REAL gymnastics reality show!!!