Parents What advise do you give you child before they compete?

[Cascade]

That is a great one!
I feel like a thief but I'm going to store that one in my memory bank!

 

[Livinatthegym]

Oldest - It's just a meet, and in the grand scheme of things, matters very little. (She's a ferocious competator.)

Youngest - Go get 'em (she's the gym clown.)

 

[gym mom]

I just always tell her do her best ,have fun,love you and smile the judges would love to see your beautiful smile.I always get an "Oh mom",to the smiling part.

 

[gymjourneymom]

This is a silly family joke, but it always gets a smile when they are nervous. Every time as they walk away from me to the coach for pre-meet warm up I say, "hey you know that vault thing.....just get over it!". we laugh, big DD rolls her eyes and off they go.

Other than that have fun and keep your game face on.

:rotfl:I LOVE that one bogwoppit! Mind if I "borrow" it????

 

[Billy]

This is a silly family joke, but it always gets a smile when they are nervous. Every time as they walk away from me to the coach for pre-meet warm up I say, "hey you know that vault thing.....just get over it!". we laugh, big DD rolls her eyes and off they go.

Other than that have fun and keep your game face on.

Hate to tell you, Bog, but that one is so good, I think it's become public property now.

 

[bogwoppit]

Hate to tell you, Bog, but that one is so good, I think it's become public property now.

I'm a big girl, I can share.

 

[Billy]

Cool! Do you give lessons? My kids need a few.

 

[bogwoppit]

Cool! Do you give lessons? My kids need a few.

I am going to be 43 in a week, it took me that long and two marriages to learn to share nicely. Even then do not even bother asking for the last glass of sauvignon blanc, you ain't getting it.

My kids are just as bad as yours.

 

[Billy]

LOL... good to know!

 

[gymgramma]

Hey Bogwoppit - would ya share the last glass?? just wonderin'