tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-952069064670643819.post7811438982877016331..comments2023-06-10T06:19:28.892-05:00Comments on Why me, Saint Lidwina?: And I about had a MeltdownSkate Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14099319126365762647noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-952069064670643819.post-33740044558171576272011-05-08T19:03:35.938-05:002011-05-08T19:03:35.938-05:00Justme, maybe if all the kids took group classes t...Justme, maybe if all the kids took group classes the classes wouldn't be so terrible. It just pains me to hear FS moms proud that "group classes are a distant memory." Take a chance on some of the staff coaches; you might be pleasantly surprised.Alexandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04087069977867729538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-952069064670643819.post-49070649075582279562011-05-08T09:56:57.835-05:002011-05-08T09:56:57.835-05:00Jusme, if I misheard, I apologize. It was the back...Jusme, if I misheard, I apologize. It was the backdrop of some unpleasant words from her and unpleasant thoughts from me. I thought about how angry I was after that morning and I decided to not do that again. It's not healthy. Example one, I misheard you. Example two, it was a rough hour to come down and enjoy the rest of my day with Stitch. So, not again. Part of the reasoning for this blog is because I often feel I have no one to talk to, so I vent off here. If I vented in the wrong direction, I apologize. <br /><br />The attitude towards the PreStyle skaters at the rink seems systemic, and top down, and it creates a rush to be DONE with those levels which only cripples the kids. The moms buy in, maybe not you but I'm sure you know them, and this variation on the Mompetition here is awful.<br /><br />You live here, you have to see it. You see it not only at the rink, but everywhere. Every time I see a kid over five in a stroller at the playground, I want to barf. When I know of a girl who takes an etiquette class yet she can't be bothered to say "please" or "excuse me" in normal conversation, I want to die. Manners are all the time, not just for "being fancy." And when I see a mom or dad dragging a Zuca I want to shake them and say, "Make her do it!"<br /><br />I appreciate your complements on Stitch, but I don't put a lot of faith in talent. I put my faith in hard work. I get a lot of complements on him, but it's because I expect more from him. He's rarely failed to rise to those expectations.Skate Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14099319126365762647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-952069064670643819.post-78689135356374263112011-05-07T23:15:13.628-05:002011-05-07T23:15:13.628-05:00I think I know who your are now.
I was one of t...I think I know who your are now. <br /><br />I was one of the giggling moms you mentioned today. I think you 'mis-overheard'. We were talking about our girls in generals no longer being babies; not about them not skating with babies anymore. <br /><br />We were mentioning how much they had improved over the last year and a half, not how quickly they had advanced. We were mentioning the difference in the warm up skills at the morning lessons than at the synchronized skating team tryouts at another rink we had just come from. I noted that the average age of these group lessons seems to have plummeted from when older daughter was in those levels. <br /><br />Yes there was giggling and chattering but it was about 40th birthday parties, first communions, 6th grade drama, and life in general. <br /><br />I do enjoy reading your blog and think you have one extremely talented boy on your hand who will go far in this sport. Don't fret about the group class levels and who passes what, when. After a point not too far away group classes will be in your distant memory.just mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10026695066979936191noreply@blogger.com