My daughter is moving to level 6 after a rough year in Xcel Gold. No one imaged this would happen, especially after her emotional breakdowns last year, but something happened when she turned 11. Things started to click, she stopped the "I don't know why I am crying" episodes, and she started to excel.
In the last two months she has gotten consistent on her BWO and cartwheel on beam, and is now working on her RO and BHS. She got her freehip and castaway flyaway and cleaned up her pike on and straight arm kip on bars. Got her front and back layout on floor and improved on her FHS FT on floor. Because of her hard work and progression, her coaches felt level 6 would be best for her, that is after some long conversations about our concerns, their concerns, and our DD's needs and wants.
But now, for the first time in 4 years, we are dealing with parent jealousy and not just from anyone but my best friend. Her daughter is a beautiful and amazing gymnast and consistently scored mid to high 37 last year, but has not gotten the skills required by our gym to move to level 6 so is repeating Gold.
I personally can brush off the jealousy of the parent, but what I am having issues with is her telling my daughter (before she knew) that my DD would never move to 6, talking about my DD behind her back to our mutual friends and to her own daughter, who was also my DD'a best friend, but is now being mean.
The mom doesn't know I know and the parents, as a whole, do a lot together outside the gym and when we travel. Things are so awkward but I still want to be friends or at least have us comfortable around each other and I want the kids to cheer each other on, be friends, and be happy. How do parents who have experienced this, handle it?
In the last two months she has gotten consistent on her BWO and cartwheel on beam, and is now working on her RO and BHS. She got her freehip and castaway flyaway and cleaned up her pike on and straight arm kip on bars. Got her front and back layout on floor and improved on her FHS FT on floor. Because of her hard work and progression, her coaches felt level 6 would be best for her, that is after some long conversations about our concerns, their concerns, and our DD's needs and wants.
But now, for the first time in 4 years, we are dealing with parent jealousy and not just from anyone but my best friend. Her daughter is a beautiful and amazing gymnast and consistently scored mid to high 37 last year, but has not gotten the skills required by our gym to move to level 6 so is repeating Gold.
I personally can brush off the jealousy of the parent, but what I am having issues with is her telling my daughter (before she knew) that my DD would never move to 6, talking about my DD behind her back to our mutual friends and to her own daughter, who was also my DD'a best friend, but is now being mean.
The mom doesn't know I know and the parents, as a whole, do a lot together outside the gym and when we travel. Things are so awkward but I still want to be friends or at least have us comfortable around each other and I want the kids to cheer each other on, be friends, and be happy. How do parents who have experienced this, handle it?