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12 Lessons You Learn the First Year Your Child is a Competitive Gymnast

Posted by on June 22, 2015 in competitive gymnastics, humor, parenting | 2 Comments

1. Getting to the competition can be, well, challenging…
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2.  And when you get there, you will be shocked at the cost to get in to watch…
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and the cost of eating.
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3. A gymnastics meet lasts about 4 hours…
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4. …though your child actually will compete for less than 3 and a half minutes, so don’t blink or you will miss it.
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5. Gymnastics meets on TV look like this:
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but in real life they look more like this:
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6. The advice of seasoned parents can be extremely helpful, especially teaching you things like how to do hair.
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7. Though you learn to keep your distance from others (and, maybe next meet you will sit elsewhere).
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8. Don’t bother understanding the scoring system.  It just frustrates you.
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9.  Though there will always be one parent who is willing to explain it to you.
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10. The awards ceremony can feel almost as long and tense as the Oscars (especially as you wait to hear your child’s name called).
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11. But you, like the leader of the free world, are really are amazed at what your child can do.
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12.  …and when you see the smile on your kiddo’s face, you know that it is all worth it.
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