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Things not to say to your daughter when she's in a state of hysteria - Save the drama for your mama Is this puberty talking?

I only cry at swimming when I've seen Geek's results and can't contain the laughter... I only cry when I see Stud swim backstroke...of course, that's only because I can't see MYSELF swim backstroke. And since Stud beat me at SCY Zones in the 50 back, my backstroke must be worse.

Those things are torture devices. Man, I remember those in the 80's... my cousin zapped me on my calf when she first got it - and I had a stinging, red patch of razor burn for at least a week. I could have kicked her it hurt so bad. I think they sell them as tazers now. Willow, there is some kind of lotion that you can get via prescription that halts hair growth. I cannot remember what it is called for the life of me. I remember the commercial with some women putting it on their upper lip and armpits. Armpit is such a gross word. Ask your doctor. It is called Vaniqa.It is good for "unwanted facial hair."My wife says it is effective,don't know how it would be at the bikini line.

I'm not a fan of crying at sporting events. Can't they cry in private in the locker room or something? How can you create some perspective/big picture for the hormonal ones? If you figure it out, send me the recipe. We hide in the back of every meet and then avoid contact with our daughter if she doesn't get a PB. We have stopped telling her times or time standards and have taken to covering our faces when she comes over in full melt-down mode cause it is comical and you probably shouldn't laugh at your own kids while they are in nuclear mode.

If you figure it out, send me the recipe. We hide in the back of every meet and then avoid contact with our daughter if she doesn't get a PB. We have stopped telling her times or time standards and have taken to covering our faces when she comes over in full melt-down mode cause it is comical and you probably shouldn't laugh at your own kids while they are in nuclear mode. :rofl: Sorry, I just feel your pain. I haven't enjoyed going to swim meets much lately because of the drama. I asked my kid about this phenomenon after recently scolding her for blowing things out of proportion. She says that "everyone" is upset/crying/pissed if they don't do a PB. I think all this perfectionism can lead to burn out. And poor sportsmanship. Don't age group coaches have a game plan for dealing with this?! Logical explanations (like swimming progress is not linear, progress is measured in tenths of seconds, PBs are for big meets) do not seem to penetrate the cranium at all.

:rofl: Sorry, I just feel your pain. I haven't enjoyed going to swim meets much lately because of the drama. I asked my kid about this phenomenon after recently scolding her for blowing things out of proportion. She says that "everyone" is upset/crying/pissed if they don't do a PB. I think all this perfectionism can lead to burn out. And poor sportsmanship. Don't age group coaches have a game plan for dealing with this?! Logical explanations (like swimming progress is not linear, progress is measured in tenths of seconds, PBs are for big meets) do not seem to penetrate the cranium at all. I was an age-group coach for 6 years for a USS team. I learned about all you could do was figure out the ones that would get upset, bend over backwards to not put pressure on them, and let them know that whatever time they did was o.k. as long as they tried their best. I also remember giving the speech that it was o.k. to be upset but take it to the locker room after showing good sportsmanship (fake it till you make it). Also, I tried not to give the drama too much attention because that seemed to just perpetuate it. Don't know it that helps but I know what you are talking about because I've seen it way too much.

It is called Vaniqa.It is good for "unwanted facial hair."My wife says it is effective,don't know how it would be at the bikini line. That's right... it is for facial hair. I'm sure they don't have the heavy-duty version for the bikini area.

Why is there so much public crying, angst and drama among girls in their early-to-mid teens at swim meets? The last few swim meets I've been at, I've seen a fair number of girls sobbing on deck after races. For example, I just attended a summer league all star meet and the winner of an event was crying at the award ceremony (failed to do a PB) in front of all the girls who finished behind her. Blech. They cry over everything -- didn't do a PB, "choked" at a big meet, haven't improved in their signature stroke, let the relay down, swam worse in finals than prelims, didn't do as well as their seed, lost to a rival, etc. My kid's no better; she just had strep throat before a couple big meets and has been in full drama mode. I'm not a fan of crying at sporting events. Can't they cry in private in the locker room or something? How can you create some perspective/big picture for the hormonal ones? I remember an absolutely hysterical teen at a meet I worked at once, at first - I thought she had broken a limb or something... but no... I don't know what the deal was because it wasn't an important meet or anything. Her father looked like a deer caught in headlights.

Where can you get a cap made of silicon? Don't you know that the Sports Authority recently built their own silicon crystal growing facility. It's a real bear getting them to stretch though!;-) Rich, I know you're from the UK, so we can cut you a little slack. Silicone is the stretchy, rubbery stuff that caps are made of, silicon is the hard, crystalline material used in the making of semiconductors. What's the world coming to when a thread that discusses Brazilian waxes devolves into a discussion about semiconductors?!?!

Dude, I have no interest in sillicone or silicon. I like mine au naturelle regardless of magnitude. You're the one that said you got yours at the Sports Authority. And isn't au naturelle French? I though that Brits didn't speak French...at least in public!