It's definitely DD's obsessive love for the sport that makes it hard on me. She just wants it so much. I would have been happy seeing her do so many different sports or activities and I think almost anything else would have felt less intense and stressful, but gymnastics is everything to her and so I worry all the time about injuries and getting the new skills and levels and then meets going well. I want so badly to see all of that hard work, grit, and determination translate into success (not necessarily trophies--just her feeling proud of how she did).So many insightful responses here. Even though it’s the gymnast’s journey and not ours, I feel we as parents walk right alongside them. Watching them struggle is just so gut wrenching sometimes. Even more so when they throw themselves into this amazing but brutal sport with so much passion, grit, and determination