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Anonymous (3fdd)
Burnt. out. Me, not my kiddo. Anyone else feel this way? My daughter is an 8th grade level 9, with D1 college goals, but we all know that’s a long shot, even if she does end up with 4 years at level 10. I’m just feeling over it. Lonely, worried about injury, literally hemorrhaging money into floor routines, PT, meet travel, camps etc. and for what?
Last season felt like injury after injury, she was seriously dealing with something that had her on restrictions almost 1/2 the year. She only competed full routines at regionals last year as an 8, even state was still working back from injury so was easier routines just to qualify. I’m constantly worried she’s going to be hurt.
M of her original teammates have moved on at this point. All the moms I made great friendships with back in the pre-team and level 4 days are gone. We still talk and see each other occasionally, but it’s not the same. I feel like my social circle just disappeared.
Another thing stressing me out is that since covid we have homeschooled/daytime gym. I’m worried she’s going to regret missing out on a more normal high school experience. She could go back to school and still do gym, but she is adamant doesn’t want to. However several of her friends went back to school this year and are making all these new friends and it’s making her sad seeing them with their new lives. She has a couple friends in the gym her age, but none live particularly close(30min to1.5 hours away) and most of the girls in her training group are level 10s in high school already so she’s not really hanging out outside of gym with them.
All that to say she is loving gym more than ever these days, but some days I secretly hope she will quit.
Thanks for letting me vent!
Last season felt like injury after injury, she was seriously dealing with something that had her on restrictions almost 1/2 the year. She only competed full routines at regionals last year as an 8, even state was still working back from injury so was easier routines just to qualify. I’m constantly worried she’s going to be hurt.
M of her original teammates have moved on at this point. All the moms I made great friendships with back in the pre-team and level 4 days are gone. We still talk and see each other occasionally, but it’s not the same. I feel like my social circle just disappeared.
Another thing stressing me out is that since covid we have homeschooled/daytime gym. I’m worried she’s going to regret missing out on a more normal high school experience. She could go back to school and still do gym, but she is adamant doesn’t want to. However several of her friends went back to school this year and are making all these new friends and it’s making her sad seeing them with their new lives. She has a couple friends in the gym her age, but none live particularly close(30min to1.5 hours away) and most of the girls in her training group are level 10s in high school already so she’s not really hanging out outside of gym with them.
All that to say she is loving gym more than ever these days, but some days I secretly hope she will quit.
Thanks for letting me vent!