Miscellaneous: Today, I had to go take swimming lessons because my mom has a...

By Cantswim - 20/05/2009 15:45 - United States

Today, I had to go take swimming lessons because my mom has a fear I'll drown and I'm totally afraid of swimming anyway and never get anywhere near water. My instructor? A high school classmate of mine. My fellow swimming classmates? 5 and 6 year old kids. FML

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By AwkwardPotato - 02/07/2013 02:37 - United States - Bakersfield

Today, my mom signed me up for a swimming class to show my sister there's nothing to be afraid of. Considering I'm 17, I assumed I'd be in an advanced class. Instead, I get to spend summer blowing bubbles in the shallow end with four-year-olds as my little sister cheers me on from the steps. FML

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Little perv

By cplaner - 04/02/2009 12:56 - United States

Today, I was teaching swim lessons. I got felt up by a 6 year-old boy. Three times. FML

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By Anonymous - 26/08/2011 04:55 - United States

Today, my dad taught me how to swim. I had to keep doing a lot of strange movements to keep my body floating. While doing that, two 8-year-old girls came and asked me if i needed help getting out of the water. I'm a 20 year old guy. FML

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By AFH2O - 14/07/2014 23:04 - United States - Visalia

Today, I got chewed out by a parent for putting her kid underwater. I teach swim lessons. FML

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By stupdude3 - 26/03/2012 14:51 - United States

Today, I learned a valuable lesson: Make sure you learn to swim at a very young age, or else you might end up a in a swimming class with a bunch 3 and 4 year-olds, taught by your crush. FML

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You deserved it 6 717

By Anonymous - 02/06/2019 12:03

Today, I told my mom I was going swimming with friends. She told me, in front of them, not to go into the deep end unless there was an adult around because I'm not old enough to swim on my own. I'm 19. FML

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By rowanjusmc - 26/10/2011 04:31 - United States

Today, I got a concussion while teaching a kid how to be a safe and cautious swimmer. FML

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You deserved it 5 140

Teaching moment

By poolboy - This FML is from back in 2009 but it's good stuff - United States

Today, I was working as a swim instructor for kids. Teaching them not to be afraid of the water, I put my face in the water and blew bubbles. I asked them to try it. All of them did, except for one. I went right to him and blew bubbles again. He then said to me, "But I just peed in that water." FML

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You deserved it 9 387

By chlorinesmells - 30/05/2012 13:51 - United States

Today, a kid I taught to swim became my new boss, at the pool that I have worked at for nine years. FML

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You deserved it 3 856

By anonymous - 10/06/2009 22:50 - United States

Today, I decided to go swimming. I knew my technique would be off because I haven't swam since high school. It was when I made it only halfway across the pool that the lifeguard decided to jump in and save me. I wasn't drowning or struggling. FML

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You deserved it 4 676

VegasMade702 0

Wednesday 20 May 2009 20:09

You're in high school and you write like a 4th grader. I think your mom should spend that swimming money on a tutor instead.

papertigers_fml 0

Wednesday 20 May 2009 20:05

you could have said "swimming" a few more times you know

Comments

katie_bby 0

Tuesday 26 May 2009 1:07

it's better than drowning in a puddle.

RazorbladeSmiles 0

Tuesday 26 May 2009 5:12

I don't know how to swim, either.

nomei 0

Wednesday 27 May 2009 4:42

I was in a similar boat as the oldest you could be to take a swimming class but the kids I were with weren't even 5. The oldest was 4.

medfoe 1

Wednesday 27 May 2009 9:18

Hey, that could actually be pretty fun, if you're confident about the whole thing and could laugh it off. Maybe you could even make a new friend (your instructor), and years later you'll both laugh about this.

ozymandias_fml 0

Monday 1 June 2009 20:08

Just take a private lesson, at that point. They typically only cost $10/hour or so.

jackc413 0

Friday 24 July 2009 6:06

i dont get why peoplee cant swim and need swiming lesons unless they are disabled. i never swam in my life untill i was five and i went to a public pool and used comon sence to figure out how to swim. i tough myself how to swim in 2 hours aat 5 years old

mariepastyglue 30

Friday 28 June 2013 17:45

You are clearly lying and your whole life until you were five WOW really all four years.!! You surely can't swim, you can't even spell, so go teach yourself how to do that now, it's fast and more valuable than knowing how to swim!!

redbeater 5

Thursday 25 March 2010 7:58

Don't be so scared. Humans are born knowing how to swim.

mmonster 0

Thursday 9 September 2010 5:15

YDI if you still listen to what you're mom has to say and your some old lady out of HIGH SCHOOL.

klynhunter 0

Thursday 21 October 2010 20:45

Gotta love all the mature adults calling you a kid. Ignore them, and have fun knowing you have better things to do in life than to bash people for having problems. Good luck!