As previously posted, I took Caroline to her lesson the other night. Thursday night, she screamed the blood curdling scream of being hurt or in pain. It's not a scream of being afraid of the water, it's just a hurt cry. When I left the lesson to come home, a lady out in the parking lot and I had this conversation:
Lady: I really admire you're perseverance
Me: Thank you
Lady: I don't know if I could do that to my child.
After I got Caroline and myself into the car, I started thinking, "What am I doing that is so bad? What is wrong with teaching my daughter to swim, even though she is not liking it?" I still can't figure out what the lady meant by those comments. Got any suggestions? Why can't people just mind their own ^%$@*& business? It's not like I'm beating my child for Pete's sake!
Not knowing who I would run into in the parking lot again, last night, I had Adam come with me and I must say Caroline did better. She cried, don't get me wrong. But the cry was no longer the blood curdling cry, it was more of the whining, "I don't want to do this!" cry. She still got dunked several times throughout each night, but I think we might be making a small stride in progress.
This time, while I was swimming, Adam had a chance to snap these pictures of me and Caroline. I am glad they were taken from a distance, even with the zoom lens!
Me: Thank you
Lady: I don't know if I could do that to my child.
After I got Caroline and myself into the car, I started thinking, "What am I doing that is so bad? What is wrong with teaching my daughter to swim, even though she is not liking it?" I still can't figure out what the lady meant by those comments. Got any suggestions? Why can't people just mind their own ^%$@*& business? It's not like I'm beating my child for Pete's sake!
Not knowing who I would run into in the parking lot again, last night, I had Adam come with me and I must say Caroline did better. She cried, don't get me wrong. But the cry was no longer the blood curdling cry, it was more of the whining, "I don't want to do this!" cry. She still got dunked several times throughout each night, but I think we might be making a small stride in progress.
This time, while I was swimming, Adam had a chance to snap these pictures of me and Caroline. I am glad they were taken from a distance, even with the zoom lens!
1 comment:
I've heard my fair share of comments that I thought were rude, too. I really think most people don't mean it the way it comes out. I think they just speak before they think about how it will sound. Sounds like Cari is doing a bit better anyway! (And your new suit looks great!)
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