John finally earned his ribbon! That means he graduated from his Rosie Red Fish class and would be moving up a level, if we weren't ending swim lessons anyway because of the school year beginning.
This ribbon was very hard earned in a difficult saga for John that I haven't documented on this blog since children deserve increased privacy as they get older. John's teacher said that she's never been as proud of a child as she is of John in her six-and-a-half years of teaching swimming (because of how hard it was for him to overcome his fears). And now we have a boy who loves swimming, which was by far the most important goal for me, phobic of water: that he'd love the water and not fear it.
I'm so happy for my boy! We celebrated after swim class by playing at a park and going out for lunch.
How wonderful!!
ReplyDeleteWay to go John!!! What an outstanding accomplishment!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations John!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations, John!! What an accomplishment! Who is the patron saint of swimmers?
ReplyDeleteCourtney, you inspired me to look it up: St. Adjutor!
ReplyDeletehttp://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=526
http://www.catholicherald.com/stories/A-Patron-Saint-for-Swimmers,563
That's HUGE!!! I'm so proud, as well. Way to go, John!
ReplyDeleteYay--congratulations to John!! Theo REALLY struggles with swimming, too, so I can imagine how relieved and proud you are! I had Theo in lessons all summer, and he never got even close to swimming. Poor kid is just stiff as a board in the water and unable to relax. Sigh...maybe next year. In the meantime, we will look to John as our inspiration!!
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