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thawley64
For the last couple of months, our gym has been trying to "up it's game." I've talked about it before that they've not had a good reputation and wanted to try to become more of a high player. We thought about leaving but decided to stay until the end of the season when we would be ready to go to the gym of our choice. The gym owner found out that we had shopped and I think was kind of hurt. This might be shocking to most of you...
On a number of occasions, I think in attempts to try to become more organized, parents would recieve letters in their inboxes with monies due for things like meets and uniforms and other fees that were at extreme last minute. For example, one of the meets the fee was due on the very day that we got the notice. One of the parents was not in town that day and didn't get a chance to pay and so they cannot go to the meet. Uniforms were ordered in July and are not here (one week before the meet). An out of state meet was changed to another state and the fee for the new meet was due the very day we found out. Then, new sweats were added and parents were asked to pay by the following Friday. Some parents groaned at this last piece. So what did my husband do? He asked about it and pointed out that some of these last minute changes might be too much for many of the families. The owner and the dad got into a contest of words and guess what? Our children are asked to leave the gym effective immediately...
I have asked that the parent who could not go to the meet because she didn't know the fee was due be allowed to take our dd's spot at the meet and we would just donate her late leo whenever it comes in. At this point, it's too late to go to the alternative gym because the season is way too underway. This gym is much more rigorous that ours and they told us if we were coming, we should not wait. Well, it's two months later and the season has already begun.
I am at a loss and don't know what to do nor do I know what to tell my children. My advise would not be to NOT question nutty decisions, but if you're not strong enough to face this kind of reaction as a family, then maybe you should just eat it up and shut up about things.
I'm open to suggestions... ray:
On a number of occasions, I think in attempts to try to become more organized, parents would recieve letters in their inboxes with monies due for things like meets and uniforms and other fees that were at extreme last minute. For example, one of the meets the fee was due on the very day that we got the notice. One of the parents was not in town that day and didn't get a chance to pay and so they cannot go to the meet. Uniforms were ordered in July and are not here (one week before the meet). An out of state meet was changed to another state and the fee for the new meet was due the very day we found out. Then, new sweats were added and parents were asked to pay by the following Friday. Some parents groaned at this last piece. So what did my husband do? He asked about it and pointed out that some of these last minute changes might be too much for many of the families. The owner and the dad got into a contest of words and guess what? Our children are asked to leave the gym effective immediately...
I have asked that the parent who could not go to the meet because she didn't know the fee was due be allowed to take our dd's spot at the meet and we would just donate her late leo whenever it comes in. At this point, it's too late to go to the alternative gym because the season is way too underway. This gym is much more rigorous that ours and they told us if we were coming, we should not wait. Well, it's two months later and the season has already begun.
I am at a loss and don't know what to do nor do I know what to tell my children. My advise would not be to NOT question nutty decisions, but if you're not strong enough to face this kind of reaction as a family, then maybe you should just eat it up and shut up about things.
I'm open to suggestions... ray: