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Does anyone know if Dominique Moceanu is in the courtroom? She just posted a picture of a city of Lansing Michigan emblem that looked like it could be the outside of a building. I wonder if she is there or just showing support of those who are testifying today.

YMCA is closed down, there is 360 in Stuart and Boundless up that way. Jupiter is going to be about 45-1 hour from PSL.

My dd is still in the gym so we haven't been through it yet but being a level 10 and the intensity that comes along with it has caused both my husband and I from time to time, to ask the question of ourselves if this is all "worth it". The realization that we only have 4 more years with our dd...

When we moved out of state for a brief period of time, I watched the last half of my dd's first practice at the new gym. A mom comes in, all in a twitter, asking who the "new girl" is who "is so small she looks like a baby". She was 13 at the time. I'm sitting there listening because of course...

My DD uses a MacBook Air and absolutely loves it. It is slim and very lightweight.

Just another reason to LOVE IGC [emoji173]️

Capital is not warm and fuzzy either. They are selective and competitive. The training is very good. It just all depends on what environment you are looking for.

Totally agree with this. My husband and I were having this exact conversation today.

My daughter is just getting to the threshold of beginning to think about this. Finished a good season of level 9 and pushing for 10 next year. This has been her dream for years, but I haven't actually thought seriously about it happening until now, and frankly, the thought actually scares me...

You have a younger one too right? Will she do college gym? What have you learned from this experience that you will take into the next? If I am remembering incorrectly I apologize, I thought I remembered you saying you have a younger child who is also in the sport.

Land of Nod makes some really cute hooks that you can drill right into the wall. They come in several different colors and styles and we have found that they hold up very well to the weight of the medals, even if we put a lot of medals on one hook. For the trophies, we have had the best luck...

This is my DD. She is TINY, but runs like the wind. She didn't have any trouble laying out the level 9 vault this year even though she is about 4'6" and doesn't weigh any more than 70 lbs. It is definitely possible for the smaller, lighter gymnasts to be good vaulters but it seems like they...

My DD is 13 and in a size 10 (sometimes smaller). She is NOT girly or cutesey. Pretty much all of her clothes come from Abercrombie kids. She can get away with hollister or Aeropostale tops in the size XXS, but the bottoms are way too big. We also get a lot of stuff from Iviva. It is like a...

Honestly there has been so much talk on this subject lately that, even if my daughter does make it to the point of being able to do college gymnastics, I'm not sure I would even want her to. :/

This is totally fascinating. My daughter is still pretty young but because she is most likely going level 9 this year, college is something that we have been seriously thinking about recently though it has been DD's goal for quite a few years. It occurs to me that these kids are so young when...

We are in the same exact position with my DD. She is about to turn 13 and is only about 4'5". I'm soooo tired of people commenting on her size. Since when did it become socially acceptable to spout off about how someone looks, regardless of whether he or she is tall, short, thin, heavy? Most of...

I will say that dd who does gymnastics has a very low BMI (considered underweight) and she is showing very little signs of puberty. The told me maybe stage 1 at her last checkup, and she is going to be 13 in a month so very delayed. Ydd is not a gymnast, has a BMI in the normal range, plays...

My dd gets terrible rips on her wrists. What works well for her during practice is Vaseline on the rips, with one of those padded blister band aids over it, then prewrap and tape. It keeps the pain to a minimum and keeps it fairly clean. Outside of practice she likes to keep it clean and...

On the first day at our new gym I overheard a mom cattily talking about "the new girl" in the group (my dd). I decided right then and there that I would be spending no more than five minutes in the waiting room. I've never been one to watch anyway. Now that she is working the bigger skills I...

Thank you for the words of encouragement. It's not easy being the new people at the gym. I will definitely remember in the future to be extra nice to any new people who come in because I know how tough it is now.