After coming home from gymnastics today, I casually told DH that I'd met an adult (43) today who had been doing gymnastics for four years and who was looking for a new coach. DH frowned and said:
'why would a 40 something need a coach if he's been doing it for four years?'
I didn't understand so I said of course they need a coach, who else is going to correct their form etc, and he straight up told me that he thinks that's pointless as 'it's not like you are going to get anywhere at that age.'
AIBU to be a bit sad and put out by this comment? I started gymnastics about seven months ago and I take it very seriously. I train ten hours a week and I have a coach as well as group training. So do some others at my club.
Of course I am aware that I'm not going to the Olympics, but I never knew that my husband thought that me doing and improving at something I really enjoy is 'pointless'.
I love having sports in my life and I was heartbroken when I wasn't able to practice. Apparently DH had been assuming that I'd get to a certain level and that would be it, because I'm obviously not a proper athlete according to him.
Why can't we take sports seriously as an adult? That person is 40, not 90, four years is nothing! There's still so much to work on. Is it really that odd to take my sport seriously at my age (30)?