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
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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
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
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, 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 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, I got chewed out by a parent for putting her kid underwater. I teach swim lessons. FML
Today, we were slowly introducing my daughter to the pool to help her get over her terrible fear of water. My father-in-law scoffed, called us pussies, and tossed my daughter straight into the water. When I threw him out, he insisted he was just trying to teach her to swim "the right way." 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 went swimming. As I was getting out of the very crowded pool a little girl ran up to me pointed and yelled, "Mommy, I want big boobies like that when I grow up." I'm 16. I'm a boy. FML
Today, I was teaching swim lessons. I got felt up by a 6 year-old boy. Three times. FML
Today, I was at a pool party. My friend's little sister pushed me in the pool, so when I got out, I pushed her in. She started screaming, and I started laughing because I thought she was pissed that I'd pushed her in. That wasn't why she was screaming. She can't swim. Her whole family witnessed it. FML
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softrally 15
On the bright side, you're not drowning.
expertsmilee 26
Your showing your little sister there's nothing to be scared of. You're a good big sis/bro
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SleeplessBeauty 12
Just keep swimming! Just keep swimming! Just keep swimming, swimming, swimming! What do you do? You swim!
gracehi 33
What are you doing just blowing bubbles??? Show those urchins how it's done and leave them sputtering in your wake, all while tonting them. An extra fifty points if you make them cry!
archnarquibquib 21
Just don't row them down a waterfall, OP!
BadApple88 29
Gotta start somewhere right ?
tehdarkness 21
At least it's a good bonding experience! 1st world problems...
Snooyroxmyworld 5
At least its more practise ;)
FluffyWizdom 15
oh well, at least you get to be the best swimmer in your group !
floozle702 7
This is not the ideal place to bond with your sis, but give it a try.
ileenefudge 29
Be proud OP. not only are you showing your lil sis that she is going to be safe when she does it, but you are starting from the bottom, which means by the time you reach the top, you will be even better. I'm 21 and I can honesty say that I can't swim. i almost failed P.E. in high school because my teacher made us swim. Hell, I can barely float, but you can and soon your little sister will too. :) you are a good role model.
kevinhenning 4
I'm pretty sure u can work out a solution for a switch to the older class , just ask Someone who works there
WildWonder808 14
Maybe you'll be able to test out of it?? talk to the instructor.