Fear

This is exactly why I can't sleep at night knowing that the kiddie play pool has water in it...

Maybe my over cautiosness and fear of drowning is the cause of Kade's fear of water and learning to swim but is he better off as a young kid to have a fear of water or have no fear? I don't remember much but I do remember that when I was 2 or 3 my cousin Janet who was 8 drown. I was afraid to death of the water. Swimming lessons? Forget it. My mom tried a few times. Eventually when I could "touch" the bottom of a pool while standing I would go and not be freaked out but it just took some time. I know that my fear was developed from my experience and my fear still lives on. I fear that one of my kids will drown. So empty your kiddie pools this summer because you never know, even one of the young neighbor kids might see it and want to get in...

Kade started swimming lessons yesterday and Ryan said he did well. I hope he learns more than he did last year and learns to love swimming so that we can enjoy it. As for Kamryn and Keegan they love the water, and we plan on starting swimming classes with them now so they aren't so scared and we can teach them to swim early in life to help ease my worries, althogh I don't think the worry will ever stop! I don't think I will EVER be able to have a pool in our back yeard.  I don't think I would get any sleep at night, always worried that the gate didn't shut or whatever the case might be.