All-Star Are Some Cheer Parents Just Too Much?

[jadalove95]

I understand that parents like to be involved in our sport, but sometimes I feel like they just do too much and take some of the fun out of it, does anyone else think so too?

 

[notimeforthat]

ummmmmhh............................yeaaaaahhhhh.

 

[wcsstilldeath]

YES Im sure everyone on the boards will agree, yes there are plenty of amazing and dedicated cheer moms, but on the flipside there are also a ton of crazy, overbearing cheer moms. One of my biggest pert peeves is when a parent forces their child into the sport, not because the child enjoys it but because they are living vicariously through them.

 

[THEacademy]

yes ! some moms work their kids waaaay to hard ! it's like they want to be them !

 

[MomOf2ThatsMe]

Yes. I was the team mom for my daughter's team again this year, and I had one that was so bad I almost quit. I can handle a lot of grief from people (I am the front desk manager in a doctor's office- 'nuff said) but this was positively overwhelming. I had a post a week or so about this in another thread. As a parent, the over-the-top parents can really take the joy out of the sport for us. Our season ended so I had to move my 4 y.o. daughter's tumbling class, and come to find out it is the same time as the above mentioned parent's little princess's tumbling class. I make my 8 y.o. go with me every week now since she won't talk all the junk in front of her that she will when cp isn't there with me. It is really almost tragic how these people don't realize that their insanity affects people around them.

 

[simplymom]

I'm gonna give you a big huge YES! Especially the ones that live through their kids! They drive me crazy!

 

[buffyyy]

YYYYEEEEEEEEEESSSSS

 

[ctgatormom]

YES!!!!!

 

[ohsnapitslex]

I agree the worst thing is when I hear about cheer moms talking about another child that isn't their own

 

[ellie]

yes sometimes some of them can be like that

 

[bburke1]

Are some _____ parents just too much?

I think you could put about any sport in this...

 

[kristenthegreat]

Are some _____ parents just too much?

I think you could put about any sport in this...

Any sport? Try parents in GENERAL..I keep hearing stories about 'helicopter parents' and how some colleges had to TRICK the parents into leaving Orientation, otherwise they would be stuck to the kids like glue.

 

[bburke1]

Any sport? Try parents in GENERAL..I keep hearing stories about 'helicopter parents' and how some colleges had to TRICK the parents into leaving Orientation, otherwise they would be stuck to the kids like glue.

Exactly. My point was this seems a little pointless because it applies to a lot of things, not just cheer parents.

 

[cheeromgbre]

Oh yes. Some parents make the drama on teams/ in gyms, not the kids.

 

[NJ Coach]

For every crazy parent, there's 2 normal ones. Unfortunately, the crazy ones are always louder than the normal ones