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We usually try to sit together at meets and at awards. Not always do-able, seeting can be a problem. We at least try for the same area though. It can also be a factor of numbers. Some parents are bringing a support system with them (other kids, grandparents, aunts, uncles, etc.) and it's hard to find seating for everyone together.
Most of us parent's get along extremely well without worrying about what level our dds are. There are a few exceptions, not that they don't get along, just that they don't seem to fit. Sometimes they sit with everyone else, sometimes not.
Our gym has 30 team members levels 4-10. We try to go watch and cheer on the girls in other levels as much as possible (bar having to stay an extra night at hotel to do that). When we do get to watch the girls in other levels, we try to sit with those parents and help them cheer on all of their dds.
I find that some of us parents (with dds on different levels...doesn't have to be same level) like to plan to stay at the same hotels. It makes for a fun weekend of bonding...sitting around the pool at the hotel, or going out to eat together. I genuinely like spending time with most of the parents, and the girls love it too. Travelling together can be a blast!
There are some parents closer than others, mainly due to whether they have ties outside the gym (family, work, school, etc) , or maybe they are stuck at the gym (due to travel time) together and bond while watching their dds. I myself am one that is stuck at the gym most days (due to travel time) and find that my favorite parents are the ones who are an open-book of friendliness (easy to talk to, sense of humor, no bitterness - comparing their dd to another). Nothing is worse than sitting in the gym waiting room for 3-4 hours staring at a wall because no one is of a talkative nature (unless the talkative one is a complainer, lol). I'm known to be texting a few of the parents that I'm closer too even when not in the gym. I also still very close with quite a few parents of ex-team members. Some are still doing gym, but have moved, I try to keep up on their meet schedules and send them a good luck message or call before they have a competition.
Most of us parent's get along extremely well without worrying about what level our dds are. There are a few exceptions, not that they don't get along, just that they don't seem to fit. Sometimes they sit with everyone else, sometimes not.
Our gym has 30 team members levels 4-10. We try to go watch and cheer on the girls in other levels as much as possible (bar having to stay an extra night at hotel to do that). When we do get to watch the girls in other levels, we try to sit with those parents and help them cheer on all of their dds.
I find that some of us parents (with dds on different levels...doesn't have to be same level) like to plan to stay at the same hotels. It makes for a fun weekend of bonding...sitting around the pool at the hotel, or going out to eat together. I genuinely like spending time with most of the parents, and the girls love it too. Travelling together can be a blast!
There are some parents closer than others, mainly due to whether they have ties outside the gym (family, work, school, etc) , or maybe they are stuck at the gym (due to travel time) together and bond while watching their dds. I myself am one that is stuck at the gym most days (due to travel time) and find that my favorite parents are the ones who are an open-book of friendliness (easy to talk to, sense of humor, no bitterness - comparing their dd to another). Nothing is worse than sitting in the gym waiting room for 3-4 hours staring at a wall because no one is of a talkative nature (unless the talkative one is a complainer, lol). I'm known to be texting a few of the parents that I'm closer too even when not in the gym. I also still very close with quite a few parents of ex-team members. Some are still doing gym, but have moved, I try to keep up on their meet schedules and send them a good luck message or call before they have a competition.
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