Daughter's friend's (both 8F) gymnastics obsession - AIBU?

I went to a high school with a special athletic performance program so ended up with a couple friends who were elite in their given areas, one a multi time world champion. Anywho, you are probably never going to convince the child or mother to lower the emphasis on gymnastics. Furthermore, I don’t think it’s your place to bring this up. You can point out to your daughter that she should diversify her friend group if these friends are not working out. My friend’s mother dedicated her life to my friend’s sport. My friend could not participate in activities in which she could get hurt. It is just the way it is with high performance athletes. To add, I am a zero performance athlete but still have strong relationships with my athlete friends...and they are still pretty obsessed so it might never stop. I had my own interests and talents that occupied my free time. Rather than getting jealous develop those skills your daughter excels in.

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