Ugg, I need a small parent vent! I hope it's ok here! I am also soliciting advice if there is any.
Do any of you deal with this? DD is at a relatively large elementary school (approx 300 students). I think there are 3 total team gymmies there (and none are in her grade), though a few do rec gymnastics. The kids are only on "day 4" of the new school year, and already the questions have started. Quotes from the past four days:
-Oh, you're DD is STILL in gymnastics?
-Is she still doing that pre-team thing?
-Isn't 4 hours per week for a 2nd grader too much?
-How can this even be fun for her?
-I think that competition at this young age is terrible for such a young girl.
-Maybe, if your DD stopped gymnastics and focused on her reading, she'd be a better reader (DD IS behind in reading, but she has a learning disability, which quitting gym won't fix, this one really peeves me off).
-Don't you think you should focus on family and school?
Sorry for this vent, but I dealt with this all of last year from some of the moms, and I've really had it. I've begun limiting my answers to pretty much "Yes, she's in it. She loves it. It's a lot of work but she's doing great!". While in my head, I'm thinking: "Um, don't you think I'd pull her if I was concerned? Do I look like an idiot?" And mostly: "Mind your own business"! I mean come on, I don't question what THEY are doing with their kids, at home, while they AREN'T in extra-curriculars. Or, how WELL they are doing in their Spanish class, or horseback riding, or soccer, or... or... and then pepper them with questions about WHY their kid is doing it.
I never bring up the subject to them, but it's usually easily brought up due to my DD's handstands, pull-overs on the low bar at the playground, etc.
It makes me want to leave with her, not let her play, and just ignore the other parents. But it's not about me, so I let her play, and suck it up. Arggg...
Do any of you deal with this? If so, do you have any tips for dealing with it? I am also a Daisy leader for many of the kids, so I need to maintain SOME relationships with these moms...
Do any of you deal with this? DD is at a relatively large elementary school (approx 300 students). I think there are 3 total team gymmies there (and none are in her grade), though a few do rec gymnastics. The kids are only on "day 4" of the new school year, and already the questions have started. Quotes from the past four days:
-Oh, you're DD is STILL in gymnastics?
-Is she still doing that pre-team thing?
-Isn't 4 hours per week for a 2nd grader too much?
-How can this even be fun for her?
-I think that competition at this young age is terrible for such a young girl.
-Maybe, if your DD stopped gymnastics and focused on her reading, she'd be a better reader (DD IS behind in reading, but she has a learning disability, which quitting gym won't fix, this one really peeves me off).
-Don't you think you should focus on family and school?
Sorry for this vent, but I dealt with this all of last year from some of the moms, and I've really had it. I've begun limiting my answers to pretty much "Yes, she's in it. She loves it. It's a lot of work but she's doing great!". While in my head, I'm thinking: "Um, don't you think I'd pull her if I was concerned? Do I look like an idiot?" And mostly: "Mind your own business"! I mean come on, I don't question what THEY are doing with their kids, at home, while they AREN'T in extra-curriculars. Or, how WELL they are doing in their Spanish class, or horseback riding, or soccer, or... or... and then pepper them with questions about WHY their kid is doing it.
I never bring up the subject to them, but it's usually easily brought up due to my DD's handstands, pull-overs on the low bar at the playground, etc.
It makes me want to leave with her, not let her play, and just ignore the other parents. But it's not about me, so I let her play, and suck it up. Arggg...
Do any of you deal with this? If so, do you have any tips for dealing with it? I am also a Daisy leader for many of the kids, so I need to maintain SOME relationships with these moms...