In a post on Reddit, a mother was heavily criticized for detailing how her daughter is "totally addicted" to gym training 20 hours a week and weekend after weekend. She was accused of crushing her daughter's dreams. Continue reading and understand the situation.
Mother criticized for venting about her daughter online
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A mother has divided opinions on the internet after sharing her opinion regarding the sport her daughter loves to play.
The profile u/Throwawaytallgymnast vented on Reddit after sharing that his daughter she was addicted to gymnastics training. She pointed out that there was a problem with this addiction: “She is already 5'7 and still growing. Being 5'7 basically kills your chance of going to the Olympics."
The mother also highlighted the fact that gym bags are very rare, especially for someone her height. Although she is sad for her daughter, she claims that she cannot spend so much money investing in this dream with so little chance of success. Therefore, she preferred to put an end to her little girl's dream as soon as possible, concluding that "the band-aid is better taken off sooner than later".
Her daughter, after having her dream taken away, definitely did not receive the news well. She cried, locked herself in her room, refused to eat, claiming that if she didn't eat, she might stop growing.
After this outburst, many users criticized the mother for her attitude. The backlash was so great that it reached licensed master social worker, clinic and family care coordinator Oliva Bagget. A social worker she stated that instead of preventing her daughter from getting involved in this sport that she loves so much, the mother should have tried to find a balance between gymnastics and other concerns.
She even claimed that engaging in activities you are truly passionate about can be a key factor against depression, anxiety and other mental health symptoms.