At the start of summer, Alex struggled with his swimming skills. The truth was that Ken and I enrolled him in all these sports but we never had time to pick up swimming again and it had been a few years. Last year at Boy Scout camp, Alex didn’t pass the Water Safety Test and he was devastated. I mean truly shattered and scared.

This year, we enrolled him in a summer-long swimming curriculum. And Alex had to face his personal demons in the water. At first, he was very scared. I mean this was the kid who hated to be placed in a tub as a baby. He was the toddler too scared to jump in the pool even when the coach was standing there to catch him.

Well, 12 weeks of swimming lessons later, he was a confident swimmer and one who easily passed his Boy Scout Swim Test. It was worth all the tears and frustration to get him there. Do you remember a moment of childhood frustration? How did your parents help you overcome it?

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2 Responses to “All Things Swimmingly.”

1. marye~ says:

   November 10, 2010 at 3:51 am

   I had a fear of dogs. My parents never pushed me, but they didn&#39;t shield me either. Anytime someone would walk their dong in the neighborhood my parents would pet the dog and encourage me to pet it too. Then one day I came home with a stray and well…that was that.<br /><br />I&#39;m so proud of you for being a good momma and of him for overcoming his fears. He&#39;ll never forget how much

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2. katarinas mama says:

   November 10, 2010 at 9:21 pm

   Marye – Such an inspirational story. Yes, overcoming fears is a lesson that I&#39;m still learning myself. So teaching it to my kids is twice as hard!!

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