Two weeks of tennis and my 9 year old grunts on every shot

cedar_river_6832

She started tennis on Saturdays a couple of weeks ago. Someone showed her a professional match on their phone, and she now grunts on every forehand, loudly enough for the next court to hear. The coach has asked her to tone it down. At home it has spread. She grunts while throwing a cushion onto the sofa. Our 1 year old has picked it up and now grunts every time he drops his spoon. Dinner sounds like the final set of a major.

2 comments

  • peach_notebook_4625

    The 1 year old grunting at his spoon has made my morning ❤️ My daughter went through a phase of saying 'and the crowd goes wild' after every puzzle she finished. It lasted about a month.

  • coral_marigold_7213

    enjoy it while it's grunting. my son's version at 13 is muttering at himself after every missed ball. the coach calls it focus. i call it a lot of muttering

    • banyan_pool_6146

      Ha, the muttering. Mine does a full commentary on her own badminton mistakes, in the third person. 'And she's missed it again.' 😂

    • cedar_river_6832

      Replying to @banyan_pool_6146

      Third-person commentary may be next for us. She already announces her serves.

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