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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itsgen 16
ahahahah FYL its too bad you didnt learn when YOU were 5 or 6 most of the ppl i know say they learned by there parents throwing them into the pool hahah the way george lopez learned lol ..but there dumb
24788 7
Not everyone learns everything at a certain age. Some Navy guys don't even know how to swim until they get to boot camp.
theflamezbegin 0
I'm twelve and I can't ride a bike. When the sixth Harry Potter movie comes out my best friend and Potterholic will drag me to her house and force me to ride one.
mcsnelly 5
#30--um..it's a fear. You might think it's irrational, but that's what a phobia is. It's not someone's fault if they have a phobia. I agree with a lot of people on here that say if the OP's mom was that afraid of drowning, she'd have him/her take lessons when they were little. But I hit YDI because if you sign up for beginner swim lessons at a public pool or something, then you should probably assume that it's going to be full of little kids. Go take an adult swim class. Or even just have a friend/relative teach you.
jasey_rae 0
well aparently the 5 year olde are much more accomplished in then you. if you are in high school (which I highly doubt) I guarentee those classmates of yours could put together a synopsis better then you. and honestly, your mom is a ******* moron for worrying about you drowning now. so obviously she is where you got your brains from, or lack thereof. grow up and don't be scared of something so ridiculous. bwig afraid of the ocean is one thing, but the water is another story. and if you're really scared of the water, then how do out shower?
mcsnelly 5
#35--what did harry potter have to do with your story?
EatYourSpinach 0
lol these comments were funnier than the original post
KillaKellaz 0
its okay, i cant swim either :)
dancin303 0
take a private
augustdanielle 0
i'm 14 and i can't swim either, haha.