1/5 Catherine C. 6 months ago on Google
My
daughter
did
recreational
gymnastics
here
for
a
year.
It
was
fine.
Then
she
was
accepted
into
the
competitive
stream.
I
had
a
list
of
questions
to
ask
before
she
started.
I
exchanged
17
emails
with
the
admin
trying
to
get
someone
to
speak
to
me
on
the
phone.
They
gave
me
insufficient
answers
via
email
and
said
they
can't
talk
on
the
phone
because
they
are
"working
remotely".
I
finally
got
Nancy
on
the
phone.
I
introduced
myself
and
instead
of
starting
with
"hello",
the
first
thing
she
said
to
me
was
"OK".
My
first
question
was
why
we
had
to
bring
cash
into
the
gym
to
pay
in
person
instead
of
paying
online
like
we
had
been
doing
in
the
recreational
program.
I
explained
how
inconvenient
this
is
and
asked
if
there
could
be
an
exception.
She
said
NO
and
admitted
that
it
was
because
she
didn't
want
to
pay
credit
card
fees.
Next
question,
why
are
parents
forced
to
either
A.)
volunteer
to
do
administrative
and
housekeeping
tasks
such
as
cleaning
in
the
gym
OR
B.)
have
their
$200
"volunteer
deposit"
cashed?
I
explained
that
minimum
wage
is
higher
than
the
rate
of
"compensation"
they
are
offering.
Third
question,
why
does
my
daughter
need
to
purchase
a
$100
suit
when
she
is
not
actually
going
to
be
competing.
She
told
me
that
is
required
for
the
photo
day.
Next
question,
why
is
my
daughter
not
allowed
to
go
to
a
sleepover
the
night
before
a
practice
(this
was
included
in
the
parent
handbook)?
She
said
this
is
a
safety
concern
because
they
might
be
tired.
There
was
no
acknowledgement
that
perhaps
parents
know
their
kids
better
than
she
does,
and
of
course
no
understanding
that
perhaps
children
know
themselves.
Also,
we
would
be
paying
them
so
how
they
think
they
can
dictate
what
we
do
or
don't
do
outside
the
gym
is
baffling.
This
is
not
the
night
before
the
Olympics
that
we
are
talking
about.
Finally,
and
most
importantly,
I
asked
why
children
are
not
allowed
to
wear
shorts
on
top
of
their
leotard
if
they
want
(also
in
the
parent
handbook).
She
said
that
pubescent
girls
ARE
in
fact
allowed
to
wear
tight
shorts
on
top
of
their
leotard.
I
clarified
that
I
am
not
asking
about
girls
going
through
puberty.
I
was
asking
about
kids
who
simply
want
to
wear
shorts
because
they
want
to
wear
shorts.
Are
you
telling
me
those
children
are
not
welcome
in
your
gym?
This
is
my
exchange
with
Nancy
went:
Nancy:
"Have
you
ever
worn
bikini
bottoms
before?"
Me:
"Yes
I
have
but
why
are
you
asking?"
Nancy:
"And
do
you
shave
your
pubic
hair"
Me:
"Shocker
but
I
actually
don't
want
to
talk
about
my
pubic
hair
right
now.
What
is
your
point?"
She
went
on
to
explain
how
she
seemed
to
think
she
was
doing
me
a
favour
by
"letting"
pubescent
girls
wear
shorts
on
top
of
their
leotard
so
they
"didn't
have
to
shave
their
pubic
hair".
I
responded
that
this
is
completely
besides
the
point.
I
have
no
problem
with
letting
girls
wear
shorts.
My
concern
is
why
girls
CAN"T
wear
shorts
'just
because'
if
they
want
to.
She
said
she
can't
see
their
technique.
Again,
this
is
not
the
Olympics.
I
said
"ok
so
are
you
telling
me
that
if
a
child
wore
tight
shorts
into
your
gym,
they
would
not
be
welcome
there"?
She
said,
"that's
what
our
uniform
is".
I
had
to
push
her
again
to
say
the
words
and
finally
she
told
me
that
they
would
not
be
welcome.
She
finished
this
call
off
by
telling
me
that
I
was
being
"abusive"
on
the
phone
with
her
because
of
my
tone
when
I
voiced
my
many
concerns
over
the
way
she
is
running
this
business.
She
was
very
annoyed
that
someone
would
demand
answers
for
this
list
of
bogus
rules.
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