- Aug 20, 2013
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Thanks again. No I do NOT let my daughter know any of what I am feeling. Me and my husband have a rule to never discuss our uneasy feelings about neighbors, teachers, sports or groups around our kids. The don't really understand what we see and can be what I call "repeaters" reciting what you say and using it to their advantage if they can. Older DD is worse than the younger. Husband and I text and email a lot. LOL
I have great feelings about this. Wed. night at our pitching lesson, the instructor had my daughter throw "house" balls in a drill. Theirs are 12" and slightly weighted. It was amazingly good. She loved it and now wants me to get some. Off the cuff I asked the instructor what he thought and he said sometimes it is easier to throw 12" and easier at 40ft because they aren't holding back as much! I had said nothing to the pitching instructor or my daughter about us moving to those sizes.
At the end of the lesson I mentioned the possibility of changing and he said she would be totally fine-maybe better. Funny how things work out!
Sometimes it is really hard to separate their performance and experience from how we feel about ourselves. I just keep reminding myself that what makes me a good parent is that I am there for her, taking her, researching and caring about her experience and not her performance. Thanks again!
GG
I have great feelings about this. Wed. night at our pitching lesson, the instructor had my daughter throw "house" balls in a drill. Theirs are 12" and slightly weighted. It was amazingly good. She loved it and now wants me to get some. Off the cuff I asked the instructor what he thought and he said sometimes it is easier to throw 12" and easier at 40ft because they aren't holding back as much! I had said nothing to the pitching instructor or my daughter about us moving to those sizes.
At the end of the lesson I mentioned the possibility of changing and he said she would be totally fine-maybe better. Funny how things work out!
Sometimes it is really hard to separate their performance and experience from how we feel about ourselves. I just keep reminding myself that what makes me a good parent is that I am there for her, taking her, researching and caring about her experience and not her performance. Thanks again!
GG