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[quote=Anonymous]I cheered for two years of HS. I won’t be encouraging it for my daughter. From what I’ve heard about the competitive cheer team near where we live (elementary and middle) many of the girls are obsessed about/critical of their looks from a very young age. In HS (in Fairfax County) my coaches were very serious about keeping girls safe during stunts, which I think is important. However, the coaches were verbally and emotionally abusive, and way too enmeshed in the lives of the girls on the squad. Looking back, it was really gross and inappropriate. Our freshman team coaches were actively encouraging girls to have sex as 9th graders. I don’t know if that’s the norm, but it’s enough for me to have serious pause about my DD becoming a cheerleader around here. [/quote]
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