New gym parent
Proud Parent
Hi all, I’m new to posting on this forum but have been lurking on here for a while now whilst my 7 yo DD is on her gymnastics journey.
Just wanted to have a bit of a moan and get some advice on how to handle a new “feeling we’re feeling” I say “we’re” as I can feel my daughters disappointment.
She moved to a new gym a few months ago and has come on massively since she moved, she’s getting better form all the time and coaches have complimented her on a few occasions, saying she has good power and great shapes.
When she moved, she was a new starter with another 2 girls. All 3 have advanced at the same rate pretty much, and today the 2 other girls got moved groups to a higher group, my daughter didn’t. I could tell she was crushed she came out of class today and hugged me straight away without saying a word. I asked her if she was ok and she just looked at me with teary eyes and nodded and smiled. I immediately got a lump in my throat and had to really make myself not cry with/for her. It really hurt me that she had to put a brave face on it when I know she was so disappointed. I then started to compare and think In my head, why did they get picked and not my DD and I know that’s not a good road to go down! I guess I just want some advice on how to deal with these feelings, as it’s inevitable that there will be more disappointments. Thanks.
Just wanted to have a bit of a moan and get some advice on how to handle a new “feeling we’re feeling” I say “we’re” as I can feel my daughters disappointment.
She moved to a new gym a few months ago and has come on massively since she moved, she’s getting better form all the time and coaches have complimented her on a few occasions, saying she has good power and great shapes.
When she moved, she was a new starter with another 2 girls. All 3 have advanced at the same rate pretty much, and today the 2 other girls got moved groups to a higher group, my daughter didn’t. I could tell she was crushed she came out of class today and hugged me straight away without saying a word. I asked her if she was ok and she just looked at me with teary eyes and nodded and smiled. I immediately got a lump in my throat and had to really make myself not cry with/for her. It really hurt me that she had to put a brave face on it when I know she was so disappointed. I then started to compare and think In my head, why did they get picked and not my DD and I know that’s not a good road to go down! I guess I just want some advice on how to deal with these feelings, as it’s inevitable that there will be more disappointments. Thanks.