I'm not sure whether to just feel angry or just sad! DD went to a birthday party on Saturday for one of her teammates. The girl is two years older and invited several girls from the gym. A few of them spent the night afterwards at the birthday girl's house (not my DD). Apparently the girl has a bar and beam downstairs, and the ones who spent the night were playing on it and the mom said she needed to be present for them to use it (makes sense).
So, the mom came up with a game....."let's pretend we are (insert girl from team's name here)". Each girl was supposed to take a turn and pretend they were this particular girl, the girl they were making fun of was an older girl who really struggles. She does whine and cry alot, but she has also gone through a tough divorce and is just an older girl who doesn't have a lot of natural ability. Can you believe a mother would come up with an idea like that???????? Who does these things!!! I actually thought the girl having a birthday was a nice girl and never would have dreamed her mom would have been like that. I am so glad DD wasn't there, but just sad that this is the example kids were getting. Each kid apparently did a trick poorly, or whined, and then everyone else laughed.
I really just wanted to share, because I'm still in shock and just disgusted over it. Thanks for letting me get that out. I have my DD in gymnastics for a lot of reasons, and I would hope it will ultimately HELP build her character in a positive way. How could a mother be so demeaning....
So, the mom came up with a game....."let's pretend we are (insert girl from team's name here)". Each girl was supposed to take a turn and pretend they were this particular girl, the girl they were making fun of was an older girl who really struggles. She does whine and cry alot, but she has also gone through a tough divorce and is just an older girl who doesn't have a lot of natural ability. Can you believe a mother would come up with an idea like that???????? Who does these things!!! I actually thought the girl having a birthday was a nice girl and never would have dreamed her mom would have been like that. I am so glad DD wasn't there, but just sad that this is the example kids were getting. Each kid apparently did a trick poorly, or whined, and then everyone else laughed.
I really just wanted to share, because I'm still in shock and just disgusted over it. Thanks for letting me get that out. I have my DD in gymnastics for a lot of reasons, and I would hope it will ultimately HELP build her character in a positive way. How could a mother be so demeaning....