gymjourneymom
Proud Parent
- Mar 9, 2008
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I hate the cattiness & it's been really bad this year. Many of our girls have been together thru preteam ,L4, 5 & 6. We HAD a nice team mentality. Last year some new gymnast came to our gym, bringing along these overbearing parents...it's really changed the tone of our gym...and not in a good way Actually I've been trying to think of a way to discuss this with the owner. It really is effecting the team. One mom is always standing around "chatting" with the coaches & the owner, always "has their ears"...asking for "special help" for her dd. Thing is...she gets the "special help"...when the rest of us have to pay for privates?!?!? This mom is often out on the gym floor or behind the desk "chatting". She doesn't work there, so I'm not sure why this is being tolerated. She often has presents for the coaches(maybe that's why it's all tolerated). But it is creating animosity amongst the parents. I try to drop off & head out b/c I get irritated when I witness these parental activities. My dd tells me this mom often coaches the child during practice(she stays & watches every practice) or tells the coaches what her child "needs". Then my dd hears the mom berating the child after practice is over about how poorly it all went. This women I'm speaking of is the poster child for "being overly involved" and not in a good way. She really needs to get a life of her own & let her dd live her own life. I try to avoid this woman as much as possible. Worst of all are the catty, manipulative conversations she trys to start with people...they are usually neg & unproductive but always end with "how wonderful her dd is"(I'm not kidding about this!). My dd feels really bad for the little girl and so do I