Wednesday, June 18, 2008

Swimming Lessons

Reilly is taking swimming lessons this week, and so far, she has performed admirably.

I vaguely recall my own swimming lessons, a fuzzy image of the pool, of a woman instructor, of water.

What is more clear is how knowing to swim saved my life, at age 5, when a young friend who was angry pushed me into her pool—I’m sure without considering the consequences—and I was able to swim to the steps and pull myself from the water.

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