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[gwenmom]

We've half jokingly/half seriously told DD (8yo) that any boy who wants to date her has to do more push-ups than she can.

She came home last night and told me a boy in the other third grade class told her he LIKED her. Her response? She challenged him to a push-up contest. She won.

Thank you gymnastics.

 

[CanAmGymMum]

That's great! I may have to steal that idea

 

[ShesAMonkey]

Ha! I love this so much! Good luck, boys.

 

[OrangeArt]

Love it!

 

[Rockygym]

That is awesome!

 

[Deleted member 14190]

Oh it gets even better! boys often get intimidated by female gymnasts in high school because they are usually more muscular. YES!

 

[iwannacoach]

Arm wrestling is the closest those boys will get to holding hands with many of these girls.

 

[SurpriseGymMom]

That's awesome!!!

 

[Iwannabemargo]

yeah great plan, until she throws the contest, if there is a will........

 

[profmom]

Hahaha! My son has two female teammates in his grade. I have a feeling that the competition to earn the bragging rights to the elementary school's pushup record (currently held by my daughter) will be quite interesting this spring. Last time they did pushups, he and I think one of his teammates finished the CD (a loop of some guy saying "up . . . down"). But if either of them challenges him to a standing back tuck contest, he'd probably lose.

 

[skschlag]

this works until she meets a gymnast......sigh

 

[kayjaybe]

Love it! My dd beat the entire 5th & 6th grade, boys included, for pushups one year. So proud!

PS - 2nd place went to one of her gymnast teammates! LOL

 

[gwenmom]

yeah great plan, until she throws the contest, if there is a will........

Given her competitive nature this will tell me she really likes the boy too and it's time of another talk altogether

 

[gwenmom]

this works until she meets a gymnast......sigh

I think I'm ok with that. At least this boy would understand the time and hard work and the passion required.

 

[profmom]

There are a few gymmie-gymmie couples in my kids' gym. They are excruciatingly cute.

 

[Iwannabemargo]

my eldest likes gymnasts as he is only 5'6" and is guaranteed to be taller than them !

 

[3gymgirlsmom]

My oldest dd had the pull up record at her middle school , till my younger de ( her little sister) came along, she has way more than the boys in her grade too.

 

[Firefly]

My 8 year old beat the entire third grade in pushups this year, too! She was 80 more than her closest competition (supposedly the "strongest" boy). I'm going to keep your dating rule in mind....

 

[aksaunders]

Very funny. My son (10 yo) is a great athlete and he admits he couldn't my 8 yo DD's conditioning sessions or do as many pushups.

 

[sce]

this works until she meets a gymnast......sigh

Then it's love.