[blparent] swimming lessons

[Veronica Smith]

When gab was young, probably about 6, we had her in swimming lessons.  She
was a bit afraid of the water and didn't want to jump into the deep like the
other kids, so the instructor went right over to her and threw her in.
He said, that kids learn better that way.  So for the next 4 years or so,
she would not go near the deep water.  always wanted to stay where her feet
could touch the bottom.  
I was so angry and gave him a piece of my mind.  He kept trying to convince
me that would teach her to be a better swimmer.  It taught her nothing and
he failed her.
She is a good swimmer now and will jump off the high dive into deep water,
but she had to figure that part out on her own, we just kept going to the
pool and getting a little deeper and now, though cautious at first. V