Same here, trained intensively through level 9, still nothing compared to elite gymnastics. I always revered the Karolyis and met them once at a meet. I also attended UCLA while some of these athletes were on the team there. So troubling. I would not put my daughter in gymnastics.

Totally. My parents never pushed me that hard, but I remember as I was deciding to quit altogether that there was a sense of “shit, you wasted SO much time (and I wasted SO much money) in this gym, just to quit right before the big time.”

I’m sorry how do you not have more stars and why is this the first time I’ve seen someone come up with Dolt 45?!

Press Secretary to Dolt 45 has got to be one of the worst jobs in the world. Imagine trying to explain yesterday’s crazy pants interviews. No wonder he didn’t take questions.

thanks

I forget who said it (Tim Gunn,maybe?) that your hair “shouldn’t look like it’s eating your head”.

Thinking of how miserable I am at any event that involves heels, I can only imagine the exponential misery of numb feet and a throbbing back while also knowing I was wearing an insanely expensive outfit that couldn’t be “seen” again.

I have no doubt I will be sweating like a horse way before and during, and ending at home thinking ‘well that was a waste of time’, while I eat Smartfood Popcorn.

Sounds like a nightmare all around.

LET HE OR SHE WHO HAS NOT ACCIDENTALLY FORGOTTEN ABOUT MEMBERSHIP IN A NEO NAZI ORGANIZATION CAST THE FIRST STONE

I only clicked on this article to see what everyone was saying about that hair.

His daughter managed to legally change her name to Miley Cyrus, now we know he didn’t help her with that.

Hey, when you show up like an unannounced dickhead, you get what you get.

Feeling you here in Maine, sister/brother.

I feel like a Kardashian / Jenner promotion and no other real details is huge red flag #1.

They do work but you can also use a silicone pot holder from the dollar store.

They do work but you can also use a silicone pot holder from the dollar store.

“Maybe the next time I am being harassed at a bar, I’ll just face plant in the peanut bowl instead of saying I have a boyfriend.”

It reminds me of the proposed “Barbaric cultural practices hotline” in Canada a few years ago. Like, we already have a hotline to report those things. It’s called the police.

How is pranking these assholes hurting victims?

Yeah, and you can also see why back in the day people believed absinthe “caused madness;” the people who drank it would be completely wasted, but at the same time seem completely sober.