Life and chess gossip WHOOPSIES

So, today I found out that Mom runs into Coach (yes, my old chess coach, you know, the guy who taught me when I was an annoying little chess!kiddo) more or less regularly these days and stops to chat. O_O The thought is horrifying. Also, apparently, they gossip about recent players - Mom doesn't actually enjoy chess (though she knows the rules, obviously: it's impossible to avoid in this family) but she's kind of emotionally invested and wants to know all about chess-playing kiddos. She was asking Coach about L. (the 9-year-old girl who's strong enough to play on the adults' team), something like, "so, she's a likeable girl?", and apparently Coach was all like, "LOL NOPE SHE'S GOOD AT CHESS!"... Um... Perfect thing to say to a 'chess mom', I guess.