Curious, do the parents at your gym sit together during meets? how about during travel meets, do you guys socialize, have dinner together, etc so the girls can be together or is everyone pretty separate?
We actually get together socially and get along socially. Birthdays, swimming, the moms will do a Mom's night out, no gymmies, no kids, no hubbies. If its a travel meet we all stay at the same hotel, will have dinner together. Drinks
We go on adventures together. Moms are fine when not in "gym" mode. And the girls all get along great.
Meets we sit close and talk but not necessarily right next to each other. We all root each other on. And quite honestly it s*cks to hear folks hoping your kid is in a different age level, the relief when she is.
In the gym. The whispering and who is getting more attention, the Moms who are giving their kids the stink eye for not doing whatever, the running commentary over who is not trying hard, who can do what better... Not for me.
Had to deal with my daughters placement this week. The level she is at, Moms, were complaining, no really she is going to the next level. We were so happy she was moving up. The others watching to see if I was "crushed". Umm not.
For my sanity, I simply can not stay at practice. I can not stress the week to week nuances of my own kid, much less everyone else's.
Really it was beyond freaking awesome to just watch the girls practice. I was the only parent there. Heaven.
Mostly I am a cheerleader, taxi and check writer.
