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TexLaProgressive

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1. And why don't we do the same with all our children?

Reply to Ilsa (Original post)

Mon Feb 16, 2026, 09:35 PM

Feb 16

I suggested to my daughter to in law that my great granddaughter should be in gymnastics. Guess what? It's out of reach financially. That's not training with some kind of elite coach but just the basics.

As to winter sports- well we do have an ice rink. No ski slopes in Texas

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"The Nor Way" A Mary Carillo segment on tonight's Olympics. [View all] Ilsa Feb 16 OP

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