It has been about 8 months Daughter is doing great. Has no regrets about not continuing gym at this point. Cheerleading has not been as bad as I thought she is getting ready for her 1st competition next month. She is even doing some flips in the routine and she is a least saying how gymnastics has helped her, the coaches have been laid back they only practice 1 x a week and only 4 competitions and she is with her school friends. She is just about finished with her swim season also with school. Has been in show and parades with Irish dance is learning hard shoes and did 2 digital competitions. She is also doing regular dance and point . She and her sister are doing a duet in their recital this year and her teacher brought in a local country line dance teacher who want the girls to perform at a local country club. Daughter also is doing sewing lessons. She wants to try to do track this year also.
She has been really busy but it is a different kind of busy than gymnastics was. I have come to the realization that Usag and competitive gymnastics is just not for everyone. I still admire it but most kids can not keep up with the commitment and how difficult it is. Believe it or not my daughter despite of all the dance is no longer in pain it took about 4 months from leaving the gym for her heel pain,wrist pain and back pain to go away. And she got really tall she is 5ft so maybe she just did not have the body for it.
I still keep in touch with the parents and I enjoy when they post their pictures and videos onfacebook and I do get alittle sad seeing their daughters compete knowing that part of my life is over but I am adjusting.
She has been really busy but it is a different kind of busy than gymnastics was. I have come to the realization that Usag and competitive gymnastics is just not for everyone. I still admire it but most kids can not keep up with the commitment and how difficult it is. Believe it or not my daughter despite of all the dance is no longer in pain it took about 4 months from leaving the gym for her heel pain,wrist pain and back pain to go away. And she got really tall she is 5ft so maybe she just did not have the body for it.
I still keep in touch with the parents and I enjoy when they post their pictures and videos onfacebook and I do get alittle sad seeing their daughters compete knowing that part of my life is over but I am adjusting.