Why I Want to be a Gym Mom

I always tell my friends that I want a daughter when I'm older so I can put her in gymnastics. Now, I don't want to live through my child. But when she's younger I would put her in the little toddler classes to take out some energy! I have to admit, it will be hard to not live through my daughter. But my mom didn't live through me, in fact she wasn't tough on me at all with gymnastics. I hope she would've been a little tougher, but hey! That's just who she is!
After reading Rita Wieber's book, Gym Mom. It made me realize that being an active gym mom was a lot of work. The booster clubs, being at the gym, driving to meets, the hair, the out of state competitions, but most importantly the cost.
If my daughter were to really like gymnastics, and go far in the sport. Like Rita Wieber says, location of the gym is not the most important. Some moms and dads drive up to three hours to get to gym! My parents hated driving far. So I went to a gym about five minutes away from my house. I wish I had gone to a better gym, but it's always the parents final decision. I would be willing to drive up to an hour, two hours each way. I have heard stories of people moving states, or even across country for their gymnast! Which seems like it would be a big sacrafice on the family.
Now let's get to why I want to be a gym mom. Since I was eight I have been obsessed with gymnastics. And when I mean obsessed, I MEAN obsessed. You can ask any one of my friends, family, or even teachers! Whenever there's a chance for me to go to one of my friend's gymnastics meets, I'm there! It's such a beautiful and exciting sport to watch and it's very competitive! I have to admit. I get pretty competitive with the sport. Of course, not to the point where I'm mean, but to the point where I'm nearly closing my eyes, and looking a little bit like Aly Raisman's mom: Lynn Raisman at the Olympics! The whole side of my dad's family is very competitive, so I guess that's where I got it from!
Another thing I love is leotards, now leotards can get pretty pricey! Up to $90 for just a workout leotard and up to even $600 for a competition leotard! And as a former gymnast, I know gymnasts LOVE to stock up on leotards. Maybe up to 30 of them! And if the gym allows the gymnast to wear shorts, we can't forget about those! Shorts can get up to about $30 which I find crazy for just a pair of athletic shorts! But I find all of GK Elite Sportswear's attire is durable and very comfortable!
Lastly, I love doing hair! I can do just about the perfect bun and perfect curled pony tail. (and pig tails) A pony tail and a bun are usually the most common hairstyles for gymnastics practices and gymnastics meets. I have seen some gymnasts with braids. I find braids work for gymnasts with short hair. But when the hair gets long, it might whip around in the gymnasts face!
I would love to be a gym mom! But whatever my kids decide, is fine with me!