tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5972342285468874854.post6515893948421689011..comments2023-03-27T09:34:09.151-04:00Comments on Love Inspired Authors: Are You a Water Baby?Shelley - Website Administratorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08682753306317623482noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5972342285468874854.post-47180335446608570492016-08-09T23:15:13.835-04:002016-08-09T23:15:13.835-04:00Jenny, learning to swim is hard when they're a...Jenny, learning to swim is hard when they're aren't places to do it. I admire you for teaching your sons to swim despite your own hesitation.Keli Gwynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13236868298400593688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5972342285468874854.post-17181436592957305522016-08-09T20:34:13.869-04:002016-08-09T20:34:13.869-04:00I am not a water person what so ever but I have ta...I am not a water person what so ever but I have taught myself a pretty good doggy paddle I have to say. When I lived in WI there wasn't much places to swim so I never thought I'd be able to teach my boys to swim so when we moved to Ky and moved onto a Christian Camp where there was a pool I immediately I was determined to get my boys in it. At first they were terrified but now they swim circles around me and they have so much confidence. Jenny<br /><br />Hi Ladies!!!!!!Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17767162556367538305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5972342285468874854.post-88476726080224919412016-08-07T20:07:15.156-04:002016-08-07T20:07:15.156-04:00Pamela, it's nice to have a child who feels co...Pamela, it's nice to have a child who feels comfortable in the water, isn't it? That gave me peace of mind as a mom.<br /><br />I can understand why you didn't get much swimming experience when you were growing up. I had a few friends with swimming pools when I was growing up, but not many. The public pool could get pretty full, but I'd go with my sisters, which gave me people to hang out with. We were more interested in cooling off from our toasty California summers, so we'd find a corner and claim it. Fun times!Keli Gwynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13236868298400593688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5972342285468874854.post-32113055939714122792016-08-07T11:53:16.294-04:002016-08-07T11:53:16.294-04:00My son is a water baby.
Me, I'm a lot like y...My son is a water baby. <br />Me, I'm a lot like you. I learned when I was older. In Nebraska, backyard pools, at least in my neighborhood were not in existence. The pubic pool was so full all you could do was stand in place and jump, or use the board LOL.Pamela Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05834270662017246137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5972342285468874854.post-15120591027015295032016-08-03T12:55:12.701-04:002016-08-03T12:55:12.701-04:00Susan, I'm sorry you had that traumatic experi...Susan, I'm sorry you had that traumatic experience in the pool when you were a child. I think something like that would make anyone leery of being a body of water again. I admire you for pushing through your fears and seeing to it that your children are comfortable in the water.<br /><br />Like you, I was determined not to pass my fear of the water on to our daughter. I enrolled her in swimming lessons when she was a preschooler and kept up with them for summers after that. We have a city pool, and I saw to it that she had plenty of swim dates with her friends. As was the case with your children, the plan succeeded. Our daughter, now an adult, loves to swim.Keli Gwynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13236868298400593688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5972342285468874854.post-54118215740359920892016-08-03T08:37:18.345-04:002016-08-03T08:37:18.345-04:00I am not fond of water either. I grew up never swi...I am not fond of water either. I grew up never swimming - living on a farm there was no time or place to swim. My parents gave us swimming lessons, but that didn't help with there being no place to use what I had learned. Then when I was 8 I was at a class pool party and went down the slide. I had swimmies on - but as soon as I hit the water they went up to my hands and I stayed under. Thankfully another mom saw and pulled me out. I never went into water again until my later teenage years and stayed far away from any deep end. When I started having kids it hit me that I didn't want them to end up like me. I told myself, logically, if I'm in a pool there is a bottom. I can push myself up if I touch that bottom. I have no reason to be scared. I know how to tread water and taught myself to not be scared - it was a change of mindset. So we made sure our kids had chances to swim and learn. Now, we live in a house with an inground pool and my kids are fish. I love it. They swim circles around many adults. LOL. Thanks for sharing, Keli! I know your feeling. :) (I still don't like water, but I am ok in it - I love my dry land, too!)Susan Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00885508869904521374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5972342285468874854.post-74942125688232887112016-08-02T18:52:01.712-04:002016-08-02T18:52:01.712-04:00It sounds like we're of like mind when it come...It sounds like we're of like mind when it comes to water, Jackie. I see people enjoying themselves in a pool or a lake, but I can't summon their enthusiasm. Give me dry land any day.Keli Gwynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13236868298400593688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5972342285468874854.post-46705541667398313432016-08-02T09:11:03.420-04:002016-08-02T09:11:03.420-04:00I am not fond of water either!! Took swimming les...I am not fond of water either!! Took swimming lessons as a child, but did not accomplish much!<br />Can't wait to read your newest!!!Jackie Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01560988571943512422noreply@blogger.com