tayl☮r. asked:


I’m thinking of doing it this year (10th grade), but not only do I not have any actual tennis experience beyond some lessons when I was younger and playing with friends, I also will obviously be starting a year later than everyone. It’s no-cut, but I should still prepare for it.

Do you play tennis or know anyone who does?
I think it starts in mid-August… how should I get ready (running, etc.)?
Anything else?

Thanks.

ASH♥ asked:

i’m 14. this morning i woke up and my mom came into my room and told me she signed me up for tennis lessons. this saturday..it was really random. i don’t play tennis at all.

she used to signed me up for stuff i didn’t want to do since like 4th grade.

in 4th grade she made me take dance lessons. then in 5th grade she made me go visit a hula class to try it but i was really shy and i just stood there. she made me go twice. and then my mom was watching me and while we were there i remember i started crying because she was yelling at me. then like summer after 6th grade she signed me up for volleyball lessons but i did not go. she signed me up for sports camp with all sports and it was the worst experience of my life.

she told me before sports camp that if i did not like it then she wouldn’t sign me up for anything ever again. of course sports camp was horrible..so she hasn’t for a while.

but now i’m a freshman and i decided to do cross country for like half the season. but i hated it and i quit..the cross country team started out with 25 people and ended up with 7 because everyone quit.

this morning, my mom came into my room. she told me i’m doing a tennis lesson this saturday at noon. and she has known the guy who teaches tennis for a while now. and she told me that he told her about this girl who took tennis lessons from him so she got a scholarship to a good private high scool and she went to a good college.

so i started yelling and i was like are you kidding me you’re so stupid. she told me it’s for my own physical development. and then she took away my laptop and i stayed in my room crying for an hour.

then later i went downstairs to her and she started telling me i’m spoiled and that i should be grateful. and i need to do sports to be an interesting person. but i do get good grades. i’m in 2 honors classes and not many other freshman are in honors classes. in both classes i am the only white person. everyone else is either asian or a sophomore. my mom told me that when i’m older no one is going to care i got good grades and that if i do sports i will be an interesting person.

and she told me her mom used to make her do music lessons when she was younger but she didn’t want to and she told me she has regret it so many times.

wtf. my mom is really stubborn and does not understand things like this. what can i do for her to understand i don’t NEED to do tennis lessons or play sports.

she thinks doing sports is the only way i will get successful in life.

ASHLEYY♥ asked:

i’m 14. my mom forced me to sign up for private tennis lessons like a few weeks ago. i have gone to about 4 or 5 lessons. they’re once a week.

first lesson i was actually pretty good and the guy said i was good. second lesson i wasn’t as good but i was pretty good. then i skipped one or two weeks. i ******. then last week i felt like i was going to throw up and i was extremely tired. i barely hit the ball. and i could tell the guy was getting mad at me. and it was embarrassing because people were around.

plus we practice at a different tennis court than the one at first because the first one closed. at the first one there were no people and i was more comfortable.

now when i go to a lesson there are many people around.

last week was just embarrassing and i want to do good this week and actually put in effort.

but i have a problem with my confidence. when other people are around im not comfortable. i get tense. help i dont want to feel stupid again
i dont really know what im asking! im just asking for advice. i try not to care what other people think but it’s hard. i am in a good mood when there aren’t many people around
oh and i’m only a beginner. so i’m learning basic stuff. plus i feel stupid because people learn tennis when they’re like 6
i can’t quit because i have to do some type of extracurricular activity because i’m trying to transfer to a different high school where you have to do extracurricular activities and get good grades.

also, the biggest reason why i feel stupid is because at first the tennis guy was like wow you are really good for a beginner. and he told me i was going to like be amazing but i think i disappointed him the last few lessons and i felt embarrassed and stupid.