Gymnastics still not letting parents in

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Jennifer Sey would have a lot to say about this.

Frankly, anywhere that forbids parents is nowhere my child will be.[/quote

You are comparinga high level boarding facilitywith a couplehours a week neighborhoodplace. Get a grip.

What, like that kind of thing doesn't happen in every gym? Please.[/quote

You sound paranoid. There are good treatments available for this type of health issue now.

[Anonymous]

Don’t you all spend enough time sitting in your cars throughout the day commuting and in traffic?

If the gym used to allow parents to wait inside, and they have the space and seating, saying they can’t now and citing bc of covid is a crock. If there is another reason, then they should communicate that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m confused, wasn’t the abuse in USA gymnastics all behind the scenes? Like, during medical checkups and such? Does anyone think their child is possibly being abused in the gym in full view of tons of other people? That seems like a ridiculous fear.

—Ballet parent who posted earlier who has no expectation of watching my child’s classes 3x a week.

The Nassar abuse was.

But, like, John Geddart (2012 Olympic coach) was accused of physical and verbal abuse - screaming, throwing things, etc. And there are many, many more similar examples.

As a former gymnast parent of a new gymnast, I want to have a way to check on the culture of the gym I'm sending my kid to. That doesn't mean I'm going to watch every practice but it does mean that a closed gym isn't going to work for me

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Jennifer Sey would have a lot to say about this.

Frankly, anywhere that forbids parents is nowhere my child will be.[/quote

You are comparinga high level boarding facilitywith a couplehours a week neighborhoodplace. Get a grip.

What, like that kind of thing doesn't happen in every gym? Please.[/quote

You sound paranoid. There are good treatments available for this type of health issue now.

Not paranoid. I personally allow my child to things like gymnastics alone. But if the organization REFUSES to allow parents access, they're hiding something.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Jennifer Sey would have a lot to say about this.

Frankly, anywhere that forbids parents is nowhere my child will be.[/quote

You are comparinga high level boarding facilitywith a couplehours a week neighborhoodplace. Get a grip.

What, like that kind of thing doesn't happen in every gym? Please.[/quote

You sound paranoid. There are good treatments available for this type of health issue now.

Not paranoid. I personally allow my child to things like gymnastics alone. But if the organization REFUSES to allow parents access, they're hiding something.

Sweetie. That's the definition of paranoid.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Don’t you all spend enough time sitting in your cars throughout the day commuting and in traffic?

If the gym used to allow parents to wait inside, and they have the space and seating, saying they can’t now and citing bc of covid is a crock. If there is another reason, then they should communicate that.

It's probably because of parents like you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m confused, wasn’t the abuse in USA gymnastics all behind the scenes? Like, during medical checkups and such? Does anyone think their child is possibly being abused in the gym in full view of tons of other people? That seems like a ridiculous fear.

—Ballet parent who posted earlier who has no expectation of watching my child’s classes 3x a week.

The Nassar abuse was.

But, like, John Geddart (2012 Olympic coach) was accused of physical and verbal abuse - screaming, throwing things, etc. And there are many, many more similar examples.

As a former gymnast parent of a new gymnast, I want to have a way to check on the culture of the gym I'm sending my kid to. That doesn't mean I'm going to watch every practice but it does mean that a closed gym isn't going to work for me

Again, you are citing the highest level highest drama situation. Your local business is not having these issues. You have got to understand that you sound unstable making these leaps. It is Olympic level mental contortions.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Jennifer Sey would have a lot to say about this.

Frankly, anywhere that forbids parents is nowhere my child will be.[/quote

You are comparinga high level boarding facilitywith a couplehours a week neighborhoodplace. Get a grip.

What, like that kind of thing doesn't happen in every gym? Please.[/quote

You sound paranoid. There are good treatments available for this type of health issue now.

Not paranoid. I personally allow my child to things like gymnastics alone. But if the organization REFUSES to allow parents access, they're hiding something.

This is a very unhealthy view of the world. Please seek help, if not for you, for your child that you claim to be protecting. Best of luck as you cope with your issues.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Jennifer Sey would have a lot to say about this.

Frankly, anywhere that forbids parents is nowhere my child will be.[/quote

You are comparinga high level boarding facilitywith a couplehours a week neighborhoodplace. Get a grip.

What, like that kind of thing doesn't happen in every gym? Please.[/quote

You sound paranoid. There are good treatments available for this type of health issue now.

Not paranoid. I personally allow my child to things like gymnastics alone. But if the organization REFUSES to allow parents access, they're hiding something.

Do you sit in on classes at school?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Don’t you all spend enough time sitting in your cars throughout the day commuting and in traffic?

If the gym used to allow parents to wait inside, and they have the space and seating, saying they can’t now and citing bc of covid is a crock. If there is another reason, then they should communicate that.

My guess is staffing. They have enough staff to look after the kids but not the parents that need to be babysat. However, I love the no parents thing. It's been amazing for my child's independence.
I agree that too much time in the car is no fun. I find fun things to do myself. It's awesome. I love the freedom of being able to fly solo for a bit. The tethered moms baffle me. It is a kind of icky codependency. To each their own but yuck.

[Anonymous]

My guess is, this being this area, is the parents were acting like competitive jerks.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I can't believe there are kids sports activities that were still requiring masks in March 2022. Thats awful.

It's fine. It's a mask..who cares.

Have you tumbled and flipped with a mask on? Running tumble pass?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Don’t you all spend enough time sitting in your cars throughout the day commuting and in traffic?

If the gym used to allow parents to wait inside, and they have the space and seating, saying they can’t now and citing bc of covid is a crock. If there is another reason, then they should communicate that.

This is it. They are using covid as an excuse. If it's not covid and they think parents are distracting or whatever, they should tell us that. If it's covid, then set a parameter for where our community cases have to be. If parents want to continue sitting in their car, go ahead.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Don’t you all spend enough time sitting in your cars throughout the day commuting and in traffic?

If the gym used to allow parents to wait inside, and they have the space and seating, saying they can’t now and citing bc of covid is a crock. If there is another reason, then they should communicate that.

It's probably because of parents like you.

Which is what? Entering the building?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Don’t you all spend enough time sitting in your cars throughout the day commuting and in traffic?

If the gym used to allow parents to wait inside, and they have the space and seating, saying they can’t now and citing bc of covid is a crock. If there is another reason, then they should communicate that.

My guess is staffing. They have enough staff to look after the kids but not the parents that need to be babysat. However, I love the no parents thing. It's been amazing for my child's independence.
I agree that too much time in the car is no fun. I find fun things to do myself. It's awesome. I love the freedom of being able to fly solo for a bit. The tethered moms baffle me. It is a kind of icky codependency. To each their own but yuck.

But you're seeing like one 45 to an hour snippet of this parent's time. I build plenty of "fly solo" time into my week. But my kid's gymnastics class is in the evening during bad traffic; I just want to plop myself in the waiting room and relax there. Bonus that I get a glimpse into how she's doing. Unlike soccer or baseball, there are no weekly games, (at least at my kid's level), that parents would otherwise be attending to get that window.

And not sitting in the gymnastics waiting room -- versus used to sitting there -- has been "amazing for your child's independence"? Really?