tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6998600291486243555.post8138558141045770038..comments2023-05-21T09:50:21.198-06:00Comments on Life on the Edge of Skating: A Primer for New Parents as Regionals Begin...Ateam On The Edgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18126944544564671835noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6998600291486243555.post-32208399155675534012010-02-28T20:52:53.842-07:002010-02-28T20:52:53.842-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10695898803346817238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6998600291486243555.post-22558371546483931412009-12-10T11:05:27.836-07:002009-12-10T11:05:27.836-07:00Just found your blog. It's so wonderful. Tha...Just found your blog. It's so wonderful. Thanks for share your experience as skater parents with us. I had 12 yr old girl. This was the 3rd time for us been in Regional. "For you, it is a level of butterflies and nausea equivalent to contracting Swine Flu. You sit there in the stands and all of a sudden it hits you like the proverbial ton of bricks: You are NOT in control." This was exactly me and it was the 1st time I got this feelings. I could not even bare to stay there. But on the other hand, I did not want to disappoint her, gosh, I was the longest gut wrench, heart beating time ever in my whole life. I told her that day that I was not a good skater mom. I never imagined I could be so nervous. That day, I started to respect her as a skater, an athlete, a young lady. Wow, she did so much better than me and yet, she was the only one being in a big sheet of ice, being fighting, performance and being judged. The result did not matter. For what she endured and pulled through, I finally realized that my girl is growing up. Thank you for bring the memory back.Busy_Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03607705899245094965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6998600291486243555.post-91905518262050997732009-10-30T07:53:49.277-06:002009-10-30T07:53:49.277-06:00You missed the stress. Congratulations!!You missed the stress. Congratulations!!Ateam On The Edgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18126944544564671835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6998600291486243555.post-44659485814774545932009-10-17T22:17:02.732-06:002009-10-17T22:17:02.732-06:00We may have lucked out but we just made it through...We may have lucked out but we just made it through her first regionals smoothly. It wasn't just her first regionals it was her first USFS competition and I didn't notice a difference. At all!<br />the judging system is different but that was it. <br />??? Did I miss something???Ice Momnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6998600291486243555.post-81392563650779089582009-10-16T22:28:42.023-06:002009-10-16T22:28:42.023-06:00Thank you for this, we just finished our first Reg...Thank you for this, we just finished our first Regionals Competition. It was an experience to remember for sure. I was all of the hats you mentioned except the seamstress luckily. LOL. We also have a boy, I can't imagine what it's like for the parent of a girl (kudos to them all!).<br /><br />I just discovered your blog and can't wait to read more...fastening our seat belts over here. The ride has just begun! ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6998600291486243555.post-88578494007168575392009-10-02T19:54:16.941-06:002009-10-02T19:54:16.941-06:00Oh, you may want to rethink that. I have a post co...Oh, you may want to rethink that. I have a post coming on skating dads. They are a breed unto themselves. Some of them make "Dragon Lady" skating moms look like Mary Poppins. You should BOTH go. She's 8. Believe me, she won't make the 2010 Olympic team. Listen, watch, learn and network. If your daughter stays in the sport, you are just starting up the rollercoaster. As Bette Davis said, "Fasten your seat belt. It's going to be a bumpy ride!"Ateam On The Edgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18126944544564671835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6998600291486243555.post-6399976159032722452009-10-02T07:48:18.194-06:002009-10-02T07:48:18.194-06:00For the mother of an 8 year old who is striving to...For the mother of an 8 year old who is striving to go to regionals and be a competetive skater I have already been thinking about this stress. Club competitions are stressful enough - I think we'll send Dad:-)Sk8nLanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08314589056518484333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6998600291486243555.post-9328495382496112422009-10-02T05:57:07.187-06:002009-10-02T05:57:07.187-06:00Smart of you to have had a boy!
From the other si...Smart of you to have had a boy!<br /><br />From the other side, from the mediocre skater who is too old and too lame to go to a qualifying regional comp: It's crazier than usual at the rink! The game of dodge'em has just been stepped up as the monitoring and feverish run-throughs are happening.JenBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02424601308294810255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6998600291486243555.post-6094572022674451112009-10-01T23:32:55.196-06:002009-10-01T23:32:55.196-06:00Let's hope he can turn the tassel!Let's hope he can turn the tassel!Ateam On The Edgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18126944544564671835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6998600291486243555.post-73671566465583421472009-10-01T23:27:32.620-06:002009-10-01T23:27:32.620-06:00LOVE it! Well, your big boy is definitely in grad...LOVE it! Well, your big boy is definitely in graduate school now.Georgenenoreply@blogger.com