2026 Gymnastics Social Media bits

[Indy]

My kid has multiple classmates named Emmett. Every Emmett’s parents have expressed their surprise that their kid was not the only one with that name in their grade.

 

[RedBirdie]

There's 3 Theodores on one little league team, never mind all the other Theodores on the 10 other teams at my kid's level. Several team have 2, and I'd be shocked if there's any teams without one.

 

[ArnoldRimmer]

Oh, yes. In addition to the preponderance of Sophias, my daughter's peer group also includes a lot of "A" names: Abby, Addy (short for Addison), Ada, Alyssa, and Ava. I have to be very careful when I'm texting the parents, who are usually listed in my phone contacts as so-and-so's mom/dad.

That's one thing about being a parent: you sometimes lose your own name. My daughter's friends simply call me S's mom. That's fine because that's who I am. I'm not Mrs. Anybody, even though I've been married for 25 years. (I didn't take my husband's name because I despise my father-in-law.) I'm Dr. Somebody by virtue of having a Ph.D., but it's not a title I use socially. So S's mom it is!

Sometimes other parents even call me by my daughter's name. I don't bat an eyelash. Sometimes I don't even notice until they apologize for the slip.

I'm a fucker for doing that, especially once the kids get bigger (I think we both have an 11 year old?) and half of them are the same size as their mums. At least when they're 4, the size is a helpful visual cue!

Personally I've answered since childhood to my own name, both sisters, my mum's and female cousins of around my age, so it's no big deal to add the daughters. It's just easier that way!