Today, I had to go take swimming lessons because my mom has a fear I'll drown and I'm totally afraid of swimming anyway and never get anywhere near water. My instructor? A high school classmate of mine. My fellow swimming classmates? 5 and 6 year old kids. FML
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Today, my mom signed me up for a swimming class to show my sister there's nothing to be afraid of. Considering I'm 17, I assumed I'd be in an advanced class. Instead, I get to spend summer blowing bubbles in the shallow end with four-year-olds as my little sister cheers me on from the steps. FML
Today, I was teaching swim lessons. I got felt up by a 6 year-old boy. Three times. FML
Today, my dad taught me how to swim. I had to keep doing a lot of strange movements to keep my body floating. While doing that, two 8-year-old girls came and asked me if i needed help getting out of the water. I'm a 20 year old guy. FML
Today, I got chewed out by a parent for putting her kid underwater. I teach swim lessons. FML
Today, I learned a valuable lesson: Make sure you learn to swim at a very young age, or else you might end up a in a swimming class with a bunch 3 and 4 year-olds, taught by your crush. FML
Today, I told my mom I was going swimming with friends. She told me, in front of them, not to go into the deep end unless there was an adult around because I'm not old enough to swim on my own. I'm 19. FML
Today, I got a concussion while teaching a kid how to be a safe and cautious swimmer. FML
Today, I was working as a swim instructor for kids. Teaching them not to be afraid of the water, I put my face in the water and blew bubbles. I asked them to try it. All of them did, except for one. I went right to him and blew bubbles again. He then said to me, "But I just peed in that water." FML
Today, a kid I taught to swim became my new boss, at the pool that I have worked at for nine years. FML
Today, I decided to go swimming. I knew my technique would be off because I haven't swam since high school. It was when I made it only halfway across the pool that the lifeguard decided to jump in and save me. I wasn't drowning or struggling. FML
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VegasMade702 0
You're in high school and you write like a 4th grader. I think your mom should spend that swimming money on a tutor instead.
papertigers_fml 0
you could have said "swimming" a few more times you know
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Comments (136)
genius_man16 1
LOL @ #9 I'm listening to it too @OP: you should learn to write correctly before learning how to swim. I really doubt you are in high school. If you are, god help us all.
ArtsySwag 0
Oh my goodness. This person is not writing an essay for school or something. Who cares that she missed a few punctuation marks or overused "swimming"? Big deal. I can't swim, but I'm not really afraid of water. I don't see what's so bad learning with 5&6 year olds, it can't be that bad haha. At least you're learning a great skill :).
Rainbow_Monkey 0
So why didn't your mom have you take swimming lessons when you were 5 or 6 like everybody else? And you could have looked for private lessons, you know.
spielendraussen 0
have you never heard of adult swimming lessons. the majority of public pools offer them. the pool i work at wouldn't even put someone over 14 in a class with kids.
thelion85 0
Don't be so ridiculous! Being unable to swim is like being unable to walk. What the hell was wrong with your parents? That is child neglect.
omglyktotally78 0
#26 take a breather and calm the **** down.....it's okay....not knowing how to swim isn't really a big deal if you dont associate with large bodies of water too much.
shananigans 0
Meh, it's your mom's fault, she should have taught you to swim/taken you to lessons when you were a child. FYL.
alex_vik 1
The fact that you said you're "totally afraid of swimming" made me hit YDI.
I_am_stupid_also 6
Ask a friend to teach you. It doesn't take that long when you are older.
Tangostarr 0
That really sucks. I would totally kill my mom if this happened to me.