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What does your MOTHER think about poledancing?
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My mum thinks its a great way to exercise. Think she's a little embaressed when its mentioned at parties, she'll quickly say "no, its for exercise" lol. But she's had a wee go, and concidering she's 63 now (was 56 when I got my pole) she had a good laugh with it lol. Always good when she appoves
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My mum is glad that I'm going out and trying different things because I'm in college now and this is the time where people experiment, try new things, and usually find their "thing." She thinks it's great that I am doing what I enjoy and that I have finally found a way to work out. As a child I was not an athlete or particularly sporty at all, so this was all unexpected. She has been really supportive of my pole dancing and it was never taboo or an issue for her to accept. She pays for my pole classes, my lessons here online, and have bought me the x-pole that stands in our living room.
It's really easy to pick at the little things my mum and I fight over, but when it comes down to it, I am so thankful she has been so supportive of me in this so far. 🙂
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My mum joins me in my pole dancing lessons! We have both been doing it almost 2 years and love it, so much fun and keeps us fit 🙂
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my mum is very supportive and she actually encourages me to pole – she says exercise is good for me https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_cheers.gif She says if she was younger she would do it herself.https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_flower.gif
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My parents a pretty conservative, but to my surprise, my mom was really excited when she found I started to pole. I was even more surprised when I stopped by her work & found out she’d been showing off my pole pics. Now she’s my best consultant for help with costume & routine details. I’m a lucky gal to have such a great mom!
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So, first let me say this isn't a "sympathy" post. I lost my Mom in 1999. I miss her terribly, but I tell you. She would LOVE, love, love that I'm doing this. She was always very supportive of my little endeavors. I stopped by my parent's house one day, totally decked out in leather because my husband and I were on the motorcyle. She took one look at me and said, "Oh! How cute!" I said Mom, I'm supposed to look badass. She said, "Sorry. I think you just look cute." Haha! I posted a video on Facebook (and here) back in July called "Just the Moves". On FB, I dedicated it to her because I recorded and posted it on her birthday. The rest of my family is supportive, proud, and amazed that I pole dance. I will be recording my September Challenge tomorrow. The song I chose is one that my Mom loved and I will be thinking of her as I dance. https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_heart1.gif
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Posts like these really make me appreciate my family! I never even thought about keeping pole a secret. I posted all about my first class on facebook. My mom thinks it's great. She's really impressed with the things I can do and has told me several times how proud she is of me. She's seen the positive changes in me since I started and she's really happy for me. And my MIL! She's crazy! She brags about me all the time, to everyone. She also makes some of my costumes and loves to casually drop into conversation "Oh yeah, I have to work on my DILs pole dancing costume tonight." just to see people's faces. I am blessed.
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A direct quote: "You should enjoy your hot young body while you can, as long as you're not doing anything infectious."
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It took my mother a while to come around….never said anything. Now she is accepting, making positive comments on my FB videos and telling me in person.
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I'm not sure I have a clear grasp of WHAT my mom thinks. she's very supportive and even allows my little sister to help. She's throwing a little bit of a make-up/pole party as well because she has told all her friends and all of them are interested. I personally think it would be something that she might have fun doing and she's condidered it but I think she's scared of being injured anymore (she's been through some bad injuries.) I think she's pretty ok with it to be honest- when I appoached it I pretty much approached it as an "Aerial dancing" package because I know she loves silks as much as I do and I consider my pole work to be training for my muscles to one day do silks (that and I REALLY enjoy poling). I think she's even more happy that I've found something to do to get me in shape that I enjoy; but then so am I in that respect!
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I agree. My mom came to my level 1 performance where she watched me shake my ass a whole lot, and at the end she told me she was proud of me. I was like "…what?!" And she said that even though it was a little sexy, she was proud of me for finding something I enjoy doing, committing to it, following through, and paying for it by myself. Not letting inconveniences like the expense and time (its an hour and a half drive away) deter me from what I want to do.
So overall I'd say I'm one of the lucky ones whose mom is supportive. She tells all her friends, and even her mother (My jaw hit the floor when she told me that… "GRANDMA knows??? Did she keel over then and there?! but grandma seems alright with it too) Although she also thinks "well not so much secret training for stripping, but now you have this… skill set to fall back on, and I just hope you don't, okay?" 😛 Ohhh, mom. <3
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@https://www.studioveena.com/users/view/4e1eed92-13c8-4147-8a17-0f240ac37250,
This is a link to a post about a video of a one-armed pole dancer.
https://www.studioveena.com/forums/view/500e785d-e3bc-49fb-8b19-4db50ac37250
Limitations are all in peoples' minds!
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The pole I have used to be my mother's! She has had surgery on her hands and an injury to her shoulder, otherwise she would be in class with me.
I am lucky, she recognizes it for what it is – strenuous, challenging, rewarding, hard work all while wearing gorgeous shoes 🙂
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HeHe as I have posted before I am the Mom that thought she had to hide her Pole learning from her Adult kids. Turns out they are great with it. My Pole does not have to come down when they come home from college. I always ask do I need to take my Pole down if they are bringing friends home. So far the answer has been no. My Mother is long ago passed away but I know she would approve !!!
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At first, my mom had her reservations. She still doesn't love the "sexy" aspects of pole. I made a mistake of taking her to what I thought would be a competition that turned out to be an amateur strip contest (boobies and all) that some girls I knew were in. Luckily, my mom is outgoing and we just kind of laughed it off. But it did leave a bad taste in her mouth about the "art" of it. I exposed her to less risque and more artistic pole stuff (Jenyne, etc.) She thinks that kind of pole is awesome. I've even taught her a few spins, but lost her at the idea of doing a "sexy pushup" (even though she still tried and rocked it!) She also worries if I post something "too sexy" online, but only because she worries about who will see it and about reprocussions. However, I think that's more of the mom in her than her dissing pole. Overall, she's supportive and encouraging when I show her new pole accomplishments. I'm very lucky in the mom department!! https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_heart1.gif
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I haven't told anyone in my family. I expect if I told my mother, she'd initially be shocked and disgusted. Then with appropropriate re-education she could come to view pole fitness in relationship to gymnastics or aerial dance.
Actually, the main reason I still haven't told her is that both my parents, but especially my mother, are extremely cautious and adverse to risk. I think she would worry incessantly that I would fall on my head and kill or paralyze or seriously injure myself. She would probably lecture me even more about pole than she lectures me about my husband's motorcycle.
I wish I could have responded more positively, but the only positive thing is that my mother still doesn't know! All the same, I love her dearly and respect her in many other things.
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My mum is usually the first one who sees a video of a new trick, enough said? https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_biggrin.gif https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_heart1.gif
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My mom loves the idea! She thinks anything fitness related is good. She thinks pole dancing is beautiful! I have shown her tons and tons of videos! I love that she likes to watch them with me =)
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My parent's wedding present to myself and my husband was an x-pole! 🙂 They knew I was going to buy one anyway, but it was also conveniently around when we got married. So yeah… they're both cool with it!
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my mom isnt very open minded about it, she says i should apply for the circus. oh well lol i LOVE pole and i dont care what anyone thinks!
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my dad on the other hand, never looks down on me, he is my best friend 🙂
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And rixi I showed her a video of you once and she said, “that girl is Badass” lol 😉
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haha azblanco!! ur mom sounds awesome
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I'm happy to see that the majority of ladies have such supportive mamas!!! My mother and I own a pole studio together, so I definitely feel lucky… my pole mama is my real mama too =)
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@ https://www.studioveena.com/users/view/4e999784-63b4-4de1-a312-6afd0ac37250 – I have told EVERY female about the sexy pushup. I refer to it as the "at home argument winner".
My mum knows. I'm pretty upfront with her after moving out of her house. We don't see eye to eye on many things of life, but we both understand I don't care if she does or not.
But she's always happy when I'm happy. So indirectly, happy I pole.
When I had my pole up in the apartment I told her to grab it and walk around silly, sexy, whatever. "Do it a couple of times I'll leave the room." I showed her a couple of simple moves since I lacked space. I told her she's not allowed to leave to refreshen up till she did a squat around and whatever she wanted to do afterwards. She did. – I grew up with my mum telling me "you'll do it happy or sad, but you're doing it" I fed her her own medicine. She was invited to do a intro class at the studio. But as usual "I want to lose x amount of weight and get into shape before…" (How did I lose my weight? Pole)
After gifts she knows I like money- who doesn't?! I said now you can give me gift certificates to my studio or these clothing lines (pole clothes) which she does. More happy to give a gift than just money. I should have her buy my pole!!!
She was kinda scared I would be a stripper- but was reassured I would tell her if I did. "Why do you think I have 3 jobs? It's so I have a neutral image for my future I don't want to taint that, but I'm not embarrassed if I was a stripper I would be flattered along with posing in adult entertainment." Eye rolling.
Monster in law is 'unhappy' I pole. I once showed on a family camping trip the 'poling tree' magic, 'look so skinny and no poison oak!!!' and invert! afterwards she had to put up a clothesline on that tree. And when boyfriend & I moved into his new house I brought over the too short for our ceiling pole and she growled (literally if was funny scary, because she's so 'decent') "F*ck No." I explained this wasn't going up, "oh good I was concerned" this is too short for any of the ceilings, so I'm giving it to a friend and in due time buying a more suitable one for the exercise pole room (in that growl) "Ahem what exercise room? That room I told (bf, her son) that was going to be a guest room. A pole will not go into this house, garage, anywhere. This is why you. are. bad. for him. You are, sorry Jennifer (I hate to be called my in trouble name and she's been corrected so many times and doesn't care) you just are no good and it's a shame you can't be an adult and let him move on." I smile as I learned this is war.
(Note bf and I have been living together for 9 yrs he doesn't like that I pole because he is afraid I will say in public 'I want to be a stripper' I think that his mom has sometime to do with that, I've assured him and teased him- a stripper with this body? He's scared I'll hurt myself, before poling I was the weakest person to walk this planet, my own admission)
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