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Well, I moved the girls over to the new gym. They will start next week. The new gym did VERY WELL at the Pikes Peak Cup...

Sorry....I wrote in Word...cut and pasted it...and still does not post correctly. When I type...my computer says the website locks up and has to "recover" page and losses all data! SOrry - frustrated!

I have 2 girls in gymnastics (one will be 6 next week &a 7.5 yr old). They have been going tothe same gym for approx 4 years. Theyare on the "developmental" team which is approx Level 2. I am having some issue at my gym and decided to have themtested at a 2nd gym At the second gym, they...

Dd just had a bad meet. It wasn't her first bad one and certainly won't be her last. I'm always at a loss as to what to say. She gets down on herself and says she is the worst on the team and that it is so hard for her. So, I'd love to hear from those of you that have been there on the...

I try not to watch practice too much. I am at the gym, because of the drive, but I read a ton of books, or talk to the other parents. TOnight I got there and stopped to watch for a minute. I love how, the week before a meet, skills seem to disappear for a while! Giants are...

How do you handle Gym Moms who you thought were your friends?

Omg!! I was so speechless. This was pretty much my first time seeing crazy gym mom in action. Her 6 year old girl is pretty new to our class. No idea how she ended up in 5-6 year old advanced class to begin with. She can't do any of the stuff like at all. She gets very sad and sometimes crys...

I just joined this group, but have been reading the forums for a little while. I am just looking for a little guidance/advice from seasoned parents as this is a new world for me! I have a 7 year old daughter competing at AAU level 4 this year. She competed as a Level 2 last year and did very...

Hello all! I am finally on here now after some technical glitches that prevented me from activating my account. I had all but given up on ever being able to post on here, though, I've enjoyed reading through the threads. I got an email that finally allowed me to activate my account, so here I...

On repeat in my head right now: DD loves her gym. DD loves her gym. DD loves her gym. So, a few girls in DD"s age group are injured. One of them is our best girl. So they compete on Saturday. DD is not the strongest in her age group. Of 5 girls, she an another are pretty equal at #4 and #5...

Hi everyone. I just came across this on the USA Olympics app that I have and wanted to share. I found out that Jordyn Wieber's mom wrote a new book called Gym Mom and has a website with a blog: Gym Mom - Home I just pre-ordered the book and you can spend an additional $5 to get it personally...

My girl is going to Woodward for the first time this year, and I am trying to figure out what to pack all her stuff in. I've been told that there really isn't enough room for the typical camp trunk. I am thinking that a regular suitcase with wheels and a handle will do - with her sleeping bag...

I'm a long time lurker who needs some words of encouragement. DD is 10, just started training level 5. She's now setting the gymnastics world on fire, but she loves it, loves the gym, looks forward to every practice and if she's happy, then I'm happy. : ) But this week she's not happy...

Ok so a bit of a background...These past few months, our gym lost several coaches. Basically a whole family (mom and two daughters) that were some of the main coaches at our gym left to coach at another gym across town. They have also lost a couple of preschool teachers. So needless to say...

communicate with my child while she is at camp? My dd is leaving for ICG in a few weeks and I know you can send e-mail, gift bags and such during the week which would be in my nature to do while she is gone. However, if you have read any of my other posts, you know I have an anxious child and...

I would love to hear from moms with kiddos in upper levels who were doing level 4 or level 5 at early ages and stuck with the sport. How many hours did your kid practice at age 6-7? I guess the point I am getting at is how many kids practiced what I would consider a lot (9 hours or so) and...

Thank you to all the mothers out there! Even if we don't say it everyday we really appreciate all the hours you spend in the car driving us, the many hairstyles you do on us for meets, and the unlimited support you provide. So thank you, and remember you are making an impact on us and the rest...

My 10 year old daughter came home last night frustrated and crying about a bully story at her gym (bully-12/13 y/o), she sat in our family room and told our whole family. I thought I responded appropriately and let her coach know about the situation. To my surprise he told me he was aware of...

Hi, everyone! I joined the Chalk Bucket and posted a question a week or so ago, but didn't think to post an introduction until now. My daughter just turned five and has only been taking a recreational gymnastics class for a few months. Although I took gymnastics for a little while as a kid and...

Hi everyone, I'm a *brand new* "gym mom." Background: My 6 1/2 year old son decided he wanted to be a trapeze artist after seeing something on TV, and convinced me to search for trapeze lessons for him. I decided to humor him, assuming there would be no such thing, but found a circus school here...