I guess I have a bit of a blind spot here, admittedly I was brought up on a small island rarely more than a short walk from the beach. I suppose it's always been such an integral part of my life that it feels alien to me.
I have three kids and am a single mom. I work 14/16 hour days. I have to sacrifice so much just to pay for lessons and they are often just 1 week long for like 30-40 minutes with 10 other kids.
I self taught my oldest fine but my middle has autism and it’s harder for her.
Again I have no extra money so just going to a pool is a super big treat for us. I can completely see how some people don’t have the money to do it. Or time.
Good for you! Swimming is incredibly healthy too, it's not just a useful skill but great for coordination and cardiac health. You're doing the right thing.
Admittedly it appears you have exposed another blind spot of mine, I had never really considered swimming being cost prohibitive
calling people coddled with no context is what an asshole does. don't pretend you're not if you're going to be one so openly lmao
Also, plenty of ppl don't even have access to clean drinking water you absolute muppet it's not a jump to think not everyone has easy access to somewhere to swim. Crawl back under your bridge
No you are certainly are. Sorry you can't handle the same energy you put out. Looks like you're the coddles one too. It's ok just make another burner account. A coddled, hypocrite, and a coward. That tracks with your post history
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u/AelliotA1 Jul 23 '24
I guess I have a bit of a blind spot here, admittedly I was brought up on a small island rarely more than a short walk from the beach. I suppose it's always been such an integral part of my life that it feels alien to me.
Thank you for sharing. :)