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My D (former L8) has been “retired” from gymnastics for 7 months now. She is involved in both competitive climbing and diving. In fact, she had her first dive meet last week after only 8 weeks of lessons, and finished 3rd (novice). She plans to dive for her high school next year, and continue...

I just wanted to share that my DD left gymnastics this past September. She had great success all the way through Level 7, then began having fears/anxiety as an 11 year old Level 8. Frequent breaks due to covid, age/growth and chronic hip pain also negatively impacted things.... In any event, it...

There is actually a gym in my area that has gone against the grain and decided to embrace high school gymnastics, while most others have not (with many flat out prohibiting high school gym). Not surprisingly, this gym attracts quite a few girls in high school. It offers a high school only...

Well, my daughter ended up quitting gymnastics altogether after only about a week at the new gym. It had nothing to do with the new gym per se, or even the long commute (although it was pretty horrible). I think she was just couldn't find joy in the sport anymore. She texted me once from the new...

You are correct, in Illinois you can technically do both USAG (club) and high school gymnastics -- just not at the same time. It works because the high school season is shorter than the USAG season in Illinois. However, it is my understanding that some gyms/coaches won't allow it, at least for...

So glad I peeked at ChalkBucket again and saw this thread. I occasionally follow the "gymternet" on Twitter, and saw some of the back and forth that started this conversation. Interesting to see the perspectives here. I am wholly unqualified to analyze Tom et al. But I do think that *being...

@novagymmom. It’s so reassuring to hear that excitement over new activities quickly replaces those nagging feelings of loss. I’ve started unsubscribing and unfollowing (seeing a daily email from GK and a hundred National Gymnastics Day posts hasn’t been helpful) but with each click I feel a...

@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...

Quick update: My DD has officially "retired" from gymnastics, at least for now. I sent a very awkward email to new gym (which DD had barely attended), and was pleasantly surprised with a super nice reply indicating the door was always open. In other news: DD accepted the climbing team spot and...

@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...

@daisyb0323. These are definitely not easy decisions! My DD did a pros/cons list last night and it was a helpful exercise. Ultimately I just want her to be happy.

@rlm's mom — No, not a waste of time at all. Just a nagging feeling of guilt that I could’ve, should’ve better handled DD’s fears, struggles, avoidance behaviors, refusals to go to practice, calls to pick up early, etc. That if I had done things differently, been less frustrated or more...

@Gymx2 -- Thanks for the vote of bravery. It's not that I pushed my DD to stay in the sport of gymnastics (quite the opposite, actually) but more that I wasn't always a soft place for her to land. Too many questions. Too much watching (gym provided a live feed post COVID shutdown via phone app)...

For those who have been following our gym saga, my DD (age 13, repeat L8, really struggling) made the difficult choice to switch gyms with a little nudge from me. We delayed the start date at new gym, first because I thought a week off at the start of the school year would help lessen anxiety...

I would get at least a CS (not an XS) if your sister is wearing a 6/6x -- Kids grow so fast at that age, and it's not like she needs it to be a tight, competition fit. You might be able to find a size chart for the Target brand and compare against the GK size chart? When my DD was age 7 (very...

@MuggleMom . Thanks!! I went with the AS (although almost did an AM!)

@MuggleMom. Thanks. Unfortunately orders are due tomorrow, but DD doesn’t start until next week.

I have to make a very fast decision re: comp leo sizing related to a gym change (leo orders due) without having an opportunity to try on sizers. The new gym comp leo is Ozone, and DD has never worn an Ozone leo. She 13 yo and about 5 feet tall and 87 lbs. Her build is slender (measures Youth...

I am angry -- which has actually helped me to move on (I keep composing "she quits" emails to HC in my head that I know I would never send). But DD isn't angry. She's just sad. Really sad. And still feels fiercely loyal to her coaches.

My daughter has been growing and struggling for more than a year, but it morphed into a big mental thing for her. She is nowhere near out of the woods yet (and might never get there). Initially I think I asked way too many questions, and it only fed the mental beast! My daughter hates to talk...