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I have posted several times about this parent who is my friend and how she has said ugly things about my DD not deserving the scores she gets.
Well the other day she came to gym and had some "drama" to tell me. Her DD is in a play at school. She auditioned for a part and didn't get the part she wanted. She got a part, but she's not the main character that she wanted. This mother was so angry about this and went on and on about how unfair it was. I tried asking questions to determine what she felt was unfair about it. Had she seen the auditions? How did she know her DD was the best one for the part? I couldn't see anything unfair. She got a part, just not the one she wanted. That is life. Teach you kid to deal with it. So then she tells me that because they did this to her DD ( such a tragedy right) she let them know she would no longer be in charge of this project she was doing at the school as a volunteer. She quit on them last minute leaving them in a huge bind. She told me she told them that because they excluded her DD from the part she wanted she would no longer help the school. She needed to spend more time at home with her DD so she would know someone thought she was special. Then she listed all the ways that her quitting was going to really leave them in a lurch and what delight she was going to take in it when the entire project fails.
I'm a coward because this was my opportunity to speak up and tell her that she is completely wrong! She's acting like an immature brat. Your child can't always be the center of attention. There are many, many talented kids in this world who are just as deserving as your child. What kind of lesson are you teaching your child? If you don't like something it's okay to throw a temper tantrum and try to hurt others?
So the craziness is not contained to gymnastics. I hate to say this, but she is just an ugly person with a vengeful heart. I am going to keep my distance from this point forward. She's been my main friend at DD's gym, but I think that's going to definitely change. I can no longer make excuses for someone who has such an unkind attitude toward others.
Well the other day she came to gym and had some "drama" to tell me. Her DD is in a play at school. She auditioned for a part and didn't get the part she wanted. She got a part, but she's not the main character that she wanted. This mother was so angry about this and went on and on about how unfair it was. I tried asking questions to determine what she felt was unfair about it. Had she seen the auditions? How did she know her DD was the best one for the part? I couldn't see anything unfair. She got a part, just not the one she wanted. That is life. Teach you kid to deal with it. So then she tells me that because they did this to her DD ( such a tragedy right) she let them know she would no longer be in charge of this project she was doing at the school as a volunteer. She quit on them last minute leaving them in a huge bind. She told me she told them that because they excluded her DD from the part she wanted she would no longer help the school. She needed to spend more time at home with her DD so she would know someone thought she was special. Then she listed all the ways that her quitting was going to really leave them in a lurch and what delight she was going to take in it when the entire project fails.
I'm a coward because this was my opportunity to speak up and tell her that she is completely wrong! She's acting like an immature brat. Your child can't always be the center of attention. There are many, many talented kids in this world who are just as deserving as your child. What kind of lesson are you teaching your child? If you don't like something it's okay to throw a temper tantrum and try to hurt others?
So the craziness is not contained to gymnastics. I hate to say this, but she is just an ugly person with a vengeful heart. I am going to keep my distance from this point forward. She's been my main friend at DD's gym, but I think that's going to definitely change. I can no longer make excuses for someone who has such an unkind attitude toward others.