Well finally daughter made her decision, she decided she is no longer going to continue with the gymnastics. She met with her coach yesterday and told her. I was completely out of the process like the coach wanted so she could make her own decision which seemed to be best. Daughter just feels like she can no longer deal with all the pain that the sport is causing her (she has severs disease and now her wrist is acting up, she is still limping when she walks). I think she is looking at her older teamates who a lot of them are also injured and decided it is just not worth it. Her headchoach was very supportive and just explained that some kids are able to work through the pain and some even though they may enjoy the sport they can not deal with the constant aches and pains. She did say she is welcome back anytime.
I think this has been the easy part helping her transistion is going to be hard. Daughter stayed for the whole 4 hour practice yesterday despite after I got notice about her decision I went over to pick her up. She was surprised and told me she was staying. So I thought this was her last practice maybe she wants to stay. Then last night she mentioned something about practice next week and I said I thought you were done then she told me I thought I was going till the end of May. I was perplexed. Then last night she talked about going to practice just on Monday to say goodbye eventhough our banquet is this week. I am thinking it is probally best to make her just stop going. She is really close to the other girls and I think this is making it harder. She woke up with nightmares the night before her decisicn she said she dreamed a crazy man walked into the gym with a gun and shot her teammate (this is the one that she did not want to leave since they have been together since start and she is the only one left from her group so she will be competing by herself).
I am going to sign her up for swimming in the summer and she is going for a week to a daytime art camp. I think if she wants to go to camp at her gym it would be best to wait till the end of the summer. Her dad just laughed when I said what is she going to do know he said I am sure you will find her something to do. He also said I am sure you will find something to spend the extra money on. Surprisingly I am not as upset as I thought I would be knowing this is her decision. I just wish I could make things easier for her cause I think she is going to have a harder time with this then I expected. Any advice would be welcomed.
I think this has been the easy part helping her transistion is going to be hard. Daughter stayed for the whole 4 hour practice yesterday despite after I got notice about her decision I went over to pick her up. She was surprised and told me she was staying. So I thought this was her last practice maybe she wants to stay. Then last night she mentioned something about practice next week and I said I thought you were done then she told me I thought I was going till the end of May. I was perplexed. Then last night she talked about going to practice just on Monday to say goodbye eventhough our banquet is this week. I am thinking it is probally best to make her just stop going. She is really close to the other girls and I think this is making it harder. She woke up with nightmares the night before her decisicn she said she dreamed a crazy man walked into the gym with a gun and shot her teammate (this is the one that she did not want to leave since they have been together since start and she is the only one left from her group so she will be competing by herself).
I am going to sign her up for swimming in the summer and she is going for a week to a daytime art camp. I think if she wants to go to camp at her gym it would be best to wait till the end of the summer. Her dad just laughed when I said what is she going to do know he said I am sure you will find her something to do. He also said I am sure you will find something to spend the extra money on. Surprisingly I am not as upset as I thought I would be knowing this is her decision. I just wish I could make things easier for her cause I think she is going to have a harder time with this then I expected. Any advice would be welcomed.