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Ha, me too! "See you at the Crossroads...."Ok, I’m really showing my age here, but I see this thread title and boom.. Bone Thugs & Harmony is strolling through my brain.
No problem! The other nice thing about climbing is it is something that she can do for her lifetime. That’s my big problem with gymnastics- it is truly a youth sport only. Yes, you get a few adults here and there still doing it but sports like tennis, climbing, swimming… People are doing it into their 70s.@Tmacs --Thanks for that! It's nice to hear there is good camaraderie in climbing as well. I honestly wasn't sure. It has a totally different vibe. The nice thing is that DD was invited to the "developmental elite" climbing team even though she's a beginner due to her upper body strength, coordination and work ethic. This means she will immediately be with more serious climbers, and will practice at least 3 days per week (I *think* there is a 4th practice day for speed). The program is good, I think, with many national level climbers -- and (bonus!) two days per week she will be at a gym location which is only 10 minutes from our house. Do you mind if I reach out via DM in the future with climbing questions??
It doesn't have to be. Adult gymnastics is big here in Australia, and more and more people are doing the masters gymnastics competitions. You see people still competing in gymnastics in their 70's and 80's.No problem! The other nice thing about climbing is it is something that she can do for her lifetime. That’s my big problem with gymnastics- it is truly a youth sport only. Yes, you get a few adults here and there still doing it but sports like tennis, climbing, swimming… People are doing it into their 70s.
I can 100% relate to this. I was so very sad and upset when my daughter decided to switch. I completely supported her because I saw how unhappy she had been in her last couple months at the gym. But I was sad to see it come to an end, and angry because I will never know if it came to an end because of a specific coach or because my daughter was just ready to move on. I also had tears in my eyes when we met with the head coach to tell her. I also know that I'll be happy to see her friends/old teammates as they go on to Easterns this year and likely L10 the following year. But there may be a twinge of bittersweet sadness too.@Madden3 – Thank you for this. It makes me feel a little less crazy. I have been surprised by how sad I feel about DD leaving gymnastics. Little things get me. For example, my niece does gymnastics in another state, and yesterday my brother texted me a video of her first giant. Of course I replied with an enthusiastic “awesome!” But it also made me feel sad. I guess it just takes time.