High School Swim Mom - Page 27

BigV · 11-30-2015, 11:16 PM

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Originally Posted by monster

dnip-- You gotta wonder what's in the water at the Birdbath, tho'

Champions.

monster · 12-05-2015, 10:23 PM

So... apparently I'm now a Dive mom? And Skyline Swim&Dive were ranked 2nd in the state without having yet attended a meet......

xoxoxoBruce · 12-05-2015, 11:41 PM

Well, at least you can ease into the job and get the hang of it with no pressure.

I'm confident you can do it but damn, just what you need. On the bright side you won't have any nightmares, because you have to sleep for that.

monster · 12-08-2015, 10:26 PM

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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

On the bright side you won't have any nightmares, because you have to sleep for that.

# started work at 5, left at 2;30 to do school runs and stuff, went back at 5, left at 10. oops. still trying to unwind #

xoxoxoBruce · 12-09-2015, 01:16 AM

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# started work at 5, left at 2;30 to do school runs and ~~stuff~~ sneak over to Trader Joes, went back at 5, left at 10. oops. still trying to unwind #

We won't tell.

monster · 02-18-2016, 09:00 PM

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Originally Posted by monster

So... apparently I'm now a Dive mom?

Diver boy just dove in his second meet and I was there to see it! (first one was the same night as a hockey game for goalieboy ...divide and conquer) He's been practicing all season but didn't have enough dives to compete until now -he finally has a parents'-nightmare -a Reverse. All dives legal (though low-scored in the main)

I have canonized one of the team captains (even though he's not dead yet and I'm not the pope):

St Zeke, Patron Saint of kitten-herders and octopus -ranglers. As a senior, also decided to dive for the first time this year (we needed divers) and has kept an eye out for ADD-crazyboy who decided to hang from/climb the wall and flip over from the chin up bars during the other divers' turns tonight. He has also been driving diverboy to the extra off-site dive practices.Bless his little Nylon Speedo.

monster · 01-08-2016, 07:23 PM

Polo Girl has no confidence in her abilities. Women's club polo season started Weds. She said after the first practice she was the only one who made the fastest intervals for the swim. Tonight she said this about yesterday's practice:

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i dont know how much ill get to play btw but yesterday the coaches joked that i was the only one who made the a team and that everyone else was on the b team

proud mama suspects not so much joking

monster · 01-31-2016, 09:06 PM

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Originally Posted by monster

Polo Girl has no confidence in her abilities. Women's club polo season started Weds. She said after the first practice she was the only one who made the fastest intervals for the swim. Tonight she said this about yesterday's practice:

proud mama suspects not so much joking

First Tournament next weekend. They can only take one team -26 players. 22 are named and numbered on the roster, 4 are named as alternates, no numbers. she is #3 (her old #12 was taken). One of two numbered newbs, the only freshman. She probably won't start, but fingers crossed she gets to play.

We'll be at Indiana U if anyone is close by...

Clodfobble · 01-08-2016, 09:01 PM

Man, it's so hard to counteract that "I'm no good" instinct of teens. Glad she's letting the evidence seep in.

xoxoxoBruce · 01-08-2016, 09:20 PM

Between Dad's paintball wars, and Mom's cheerleading, she learned bravado. That's probably the best thing parents can do for their kids. Kudos, monster.

lumberjim · 01-08-2016, 09:30 PM

The a team. I love it when a plan comes together

monster · 01-30-2016, 07:53 PM

Swimboy was set a challenge (by us) of going under 30s in the 50 free by the end of the season. Today we challenged him to go under 32. Personal best to this point 32.75. Swam a 30.57. and took 4 seconds of his 100 fly. Maybe he is a swimmer after all. It was a fresh/soph only meet, normally he never gets to swim anything other than the 50 free and whatever event the coach doesn't have enough swimmers for. Not really enjoying this team, but so proud of swimboy.

It's a little weird that beest's doc is a co-swim-mom.... but we seem to just kind of pretend like it isn't so and we've all been friends forever

xoxoxoBruce · 01-30-2016, 08:30 PM

So swimboy has web feet too. Congrats of getting near that 30.0.

Gravdigr · 01-31-2016, 11:13 AM

Are you sure those kids aren't part salamander?

Griff · 01-31-2016, 11:45 AM

Faster though, maybe salmon.

12-05-2015, 10:23 PM	#2
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	So... apparently I'm now a Dive mom? And Skyline Swim&Dive were ranked 2nd in the state without having yet attended a meet...... __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

01-08-2016, 09:01 PM	#9
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	Man, it's so hard to counteract that "I'm no good" instinct of teens. Glad she's letting the evidence seep in. __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

01-08-2016, 09:20 PM	#10
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Between Dad's paintball wars, and Mom's cheerleading, she learned bravado. That's probably the best thing parents can do for their kids. Kudos, monster. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

01-08-2016, 09:30 PM	#11
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	The a team. I love it when a plan comes together __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

01-30-2016, 08:30 PM	#13
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	So swimboy has web feet too. Congrats of getting near that 30.0. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

12-05-2015, 11:41 PM	#3
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Well, at least you can ease into the job and get the hang of it with no pressure. I'm confident you can do it but damn, just what you need. On the bright side you won't have any nightmares, because you have to sleep for that. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

01-30-2016, 07:53 PM	#12
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Swimboy was set a challenge (by us) of going under 30s in the 50 free by the end of the season. Today we challenged him to go under 32. Personal best to this point 32.75. Swam a 30.57. and took 4 seconds of his 100 fly. Maybe he is a swimmer after all. It was a fresh/soph only meet, normally he never gets to swim anything other than the 50 free and whatever event the coach doesn't have enough swimmers for. Not really enjoying this team, but so proud of swimboy. It's a little weird that beest's doc is a co-swim-mom.... but we seem to just kind of pretend like it isn't so and we've all been friends forever __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

01-31-2016, 11:13 AM	#14
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	Are you sure those kids aren't part salamander? __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

01-31-2016, 11:45 AM	#15
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Faster though, maybe salmon. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

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