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[quote=Anonymous]Stop engaging is step 1 for sure. For a while I thought I could keep engaging with the people who were originating these conversations and just redirect them, but they were too competitive and scheming for that.

The above advice about saying hi and then sitting elsewhere is solid. My DD does gymnastics and those parents are unhinged. I’ll say hi to the big group but I’ve carefully constructed habits at meets for myself so that I can sit apart from the main crazies group without repercussions for me or my DD. Some parents think I like watching certain events from unique angle x, others think I’m anxious and have to pace during meets, others think I have lots of friends on other teams, too, so I’m just buzzing around being social.

The truth is that I’m constantly on the move to stay away from my DD’s teammates’ crazy parents! Getting to know lots of people from our area who are affiliated with different teams is just a bonus.

The other thing I do is always receive compliments for my DD graciously but flip them around right away. You never, ever want to be perceived as the parent of the kid who is doing better or getting more attention, deservedly or not. You need to be like a traffic cop and redirect attention elsewhere and evenly, too. I cheer loudly and equally for every kid by name and even have the same little routine for each kid that’s up lest someone accuse me of saying good job to one kid but great job to the other. People probably think I’m weird but enthusiastic and generally oblivious to where the kids stand relative to one another, and that works for me.[/quote]

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