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I don't know if it has something to do birth order or not...my "old soul" is my 12 yo DS who is the textbook "middle child." I know EXACTLY what you are saying. While it may be a bit different with boys, I think my main advice is to remind yourself constantly that though they are mature beyond...

^^^What 3stars said! I'm still relatively new (I'm only a 1 year old gym mom), but I still just don't get it and I am constantly trying to compare it to my ds's activities and determine why gym gets such a bad rap. Maybe I'm naive and delusional (dd is still only L4 and yes, she's still doing...

^^^^^ Totally, completely, absolutely agree! Just because I don't do it with my child doesn't mean you're wrong to do it with yours. Parenting style is amazingly subjective, isn't it?

And just to further demonstrate that I really am not heartless and cruel, let me just say that I thought this was a beautiful post and I totally agree. You have a beautiful way with words... I totally 100% agree with this statement and I hope my statement about my feelings regarding...

Bella's Mom, I agree to an extent...as it was pointed out before though, if you routinely reward, doesn't that become a bribe? Because if they know they will get something (a pin) if they get a certain score (a 9), then doesn't it influence the behavior? Your point is well taken, though...

I find that more often than not when I visit the CB, as I read through the comments I think I agree wih one person, and then before long I read the opposing view and I see that poster's merit and change my mind. Maybe I'm just wishy-washy! Here's my take...I think NGL has it nailed. What...

LMV, can I just say that you sound like an angel? I'm not being sarcastic. Your kids are so, so lucky to have you. Your posts are always insightful and you have one of the best attitudes of anyone I've ever known. Whoever raised you did an awesome job.

Maybe it's just my competitive streak because I was raised an athlete and my older children have been doing other sports for so long, but this is one of the things about gym that has taken me (as a parent) the most time to understand and accept (and it has been quite an adjustment)! I'm amazed...

Better mood and apparently lacking in ability to determine time of day, too. It's late afternoon! LOL

I'm apparently JUST NOT THIS SMART...it's amazing actually. As many times as this has happened to me you'd THINK I'd have come up with a contingency plan. Thanks Gymdog... Besides, I'm just in a better mood this morning. It seems funny to me that I was so angry! While the error was definitely...

So tonight I was diligent--just to be safe, when I typed my PM (a very long one, in fact), I took the time to copy it before I submitted. THANK GOODNESS! I am now getting this error: Internal Server Error The server encountered an internal error or misconfiguration and was unable to complete...

Thank you. Ill keep you posted.

I scanned the forum to see if I could find this anywhere...so I'm sorry if it's a duplicate. I also apologize if I sound frustrated--it's nothing personal. I realize that this is a free site and it costs me nothing but I gain a lot from it. But this drives me insane every time it happens!:mad...

Please keep us updated on how the meet goes. I'm really interested in how she does at L9. And like others have said, I am touched by your desire to really do what is best for your dd. It is obvious from your posts that you really do have her best interests at heart. She's a very lucky girl...

Congratulations!! I love brag posts, too...and this is most definitely brag worthy! :p