-M- Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 You now the sort: She stands on or near the deck, shrieking, "Pull! Pull! PULL!" or some other stream of supposedly "helpful" and/or "encouraging" commands. "Go! Go! GOOOOO!" My son joined the local swim team nearly a decade ago and later became a coach, lifeguard, and swim instructor. His sisters joined three or so years later and one is now a lifeguard and the other, a swim instructor. As much for their reputations as my own, then, I have generally kept the on-deck antics minimal to absent.A bit of nervous wiggling or foot tapping. The occasional, "Good job!" Otherwise? Call me Low-key Mrs. M-mv. This year, my daughters swim both USA Swimming meets and rec league meets with their community team, and as I shared last week, Miss M-mv(i) made it to regionals in the 50 free, where she then took another .51 seconds off her best time. (Let's hear it for late blooming swimmers, eh?) But even at that meet, I was pretty self-possessed. At this weekend's conference meet (for the rec league's five participating teams), though, my inner swim mom burst forth like something from Alien. I'm sure you'll understand, though: Miss M-mv(i) took first in the 200 IM. Wooooooot! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kewb Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 Sometimes you've got to be that mom. Nothing wrong with that. Congrats on your daughters accomplishment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lara in Colo Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 It's alright to be THAT mom!! (sometimes :D ) Congratulations!! Lara Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unicorn. Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 That's a good swim mom! Positive encouragement is always a good thing. And congrats to your dd! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kim in Appalachia Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 Yay! That's great. And what's wrong with being a mom who cheers her kids? I never yell at the meets (I'm not extroverted at all!). My kids tell me over and over that they can't hear me, but I think it's fun to hear the parents get so excited. So go ahead and yell. And my favorite, the thing you will only hear at a swim meet, is "Don't breathe, Don't breathe!" :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skirch Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 Way to go Miss M-mv(i)! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sassenach Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 Yep, I'd go nuts too! Way to go! Out season starts on Friday, I am so stoked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennifer in MI Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 Yeah!!!! Congratulations!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twigs Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 :hurray: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FloridaLisa Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 So long as you're not yelling at the referees or officials, I say it's good to be that mom that yells for your kids! Mine are doing track right now and I love encouraging them as they run by. I don't know if it helps one bit or not, but I still will forever by their #1 fan. Lisa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momofkhm Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 Hey! It's how all the other parents on the team learn your child's name! I was that mom at soccer yesterday. By the end the game the other parents knew her name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catherine Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 IM is a hard race!! Congrats to your daughter! Very exciting and I would definitely be that Mom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plansrme Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 Have you never watched Michael Phelps' mom during the Olympics? I told my swimmer years ago that if she can cheer, "Go Michael! Go Michael!" over and over again, at the top of her lungs, on international television, I can darn sure yell for MY swimmer. My baby won three events at her state meet this weekend, and everybody within 20 (and by 20, I mean 50) feet of me knew whose mom I was. Terri Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swimtaxi234 Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 Congrats to the swimmers doing well in their championship meets and to the Moms who drive them to all the practices. Yay! That's great. And what's wrong with being a mom who cheers her kids? I never yell at the meets (I'm not extroverted at all!). My kids tell me over and over that they can't hear me, but I think it's fun to hear the parents get so excited. So go ahead and yell. And my favorite, the thing you will only hear at a swim meet, is "Don't breathe, Don't breathe!" :) :laugh: We thought that was FUNNY! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKL Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 I was *that* mom once - in church! I got my obnoxious mom badge that day ;) . Gotta do it at least once! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giraffe Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 Hooray for Miss M-mv(i)!!!! :party: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PinkyandtheBrains. Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 I yell for my boys all the time at swim meets, they feel left out if I don't! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harriet Vane Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 :thumbup1: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linders Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 Uhm...er...I'm not supposed to scream? Even though the DC can't possibly hear me? Many, many congrats to the Miss! Watching time drop is tres cool. Winning an event, even cooler. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cindy in FL. Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 Sometimes you just have to be that mom! Congratulations to Miss M-mv(i)!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catwoman Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 :party: You definitely had the right to be "that mom!" :hurray: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandelion Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 Congrats to your DD!!! I'd be yelling like a certifiable fool if one of my kids was winning a swim meet at that level! Be that mom, loud and proud!! :hurray: :hurray: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCMom Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 That is AWESOME! :hurray: I am such an introvert that I rarely cheer, but I sometimes secretly wish I could do those hugely obnoxious, earsplitting, soul piercing whistles that some parents and coaches! can do so well... Georgia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teamturner Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 Uhm...er...I'm not supposed to scream? Even though the DC can't possibly hear me? Many, many congrats to the Miss! Watching time drop is tres cool. Winning an event, even cooler. That's me too! I cheer all the time just in case for a tiny split second they might hear me. I have dialed it down lately though. Congratulations to your dd!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKshanmar Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 Go mom! Now, I was at a hockey game, and there was "one of those dads", the only problem was that his son's name was Axel. So try yelling "Axel" at the top of your lungs. I almost walloped him, calling his son that name, for shame! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKshanmar Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 Go mom! Now, I was at a hockey game, and there was "one of those dads", the only problem was that his son's name was Axel. So try yelling "Axel" at the top of your lungs. I almost walloped him, calling his son that name, for shame! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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