Plankton

Thats about as close to what I was like when I was your age as one can get. You've got a lot of life ahead of you, and I'll give you the same advise I give my daughter (she's 19)... Be fantastic, but even more importantly, be intelligent.

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Haha yeah, it is difficult teaching kids how to swim because most fear the water quite a bit but once they're past that, it's great.

Haha yup definitely, they're heated to around 28 degrees, 30 in kids pools cos they get cold easy. A local pool has an outdoor pool but it is cold, you would probably catch pneumonia and that's with it closed off in winter haha.

The heating broke in my work and it was unbearable to even go on poolside in lifeguard uniform (shorts and tshirt) never mind go in the water.

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Lisnaholic

Yes, children can have so much fun in water once they have the confidence. Sounds like where you work was seriously cold today; it also sounds like you have a real commitment to swimming.

In Mexico there aren`t many public pools at all, and the ones they do have are mainly for controlled sports classes - of the kind you give, I imagine. If an adult just wants to turn up somewhere and splash around, they usually drive to the beach or join a club that has gym/pool/tennis facilities. Another popular option in the hotter parts of the country is to have a pool in your own garden, though most pool owners soon get bored with those and only use them for parties.

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Urban Hat€monger ?

I've had a clean up in this thread.

If you're just here to post Gifs, one liners or if you're just here to tell us how you're above answering the question properly then don't bother because it'll just be deleted.

A lot of people are being open and honest in a way that is rare on this forum, so save your bullshit for somewhere else.

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Scarlett O'Hara

Amen to that.

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Key

I'm gonna do my best to describe myself, but i'm not always the best:

- I've probably got the writing ability of an 8th grader. Never have been good at being able to express my thoughts through words. I see a lot of people on here writing out sentences that are college level, and I try hard to do that, but it's hard for me for some reason.
- I didn't learn to read until I started school. A lot of people have their parents teach them at a young age, but I had to learn while being in school at the same time. I was put in special reading classes through my entire school career because of it, including my last year of high school.
- I have an addiction to checking my phone every couple minutes if i'm expecting a call from somebody. Needless to say, I have a lot of night where i'm disappointed that I didn't hear from someone. I've also got a phobia of calling people and answering a phone call, so two and two make for some very awkward missed calls and call backs. I'll literally make an excuse as to why I missed a call, when in actuality, I was sitting right there waiting for the voicemail to come in.
- I act stupid in public to shield the fact that I actually don't like to talk to people. I've never been in a comfort zone where I feel like my opinion matters. My girlfriend is the only person I talk to and even then, I can't talk in a serious manner, because like my dad, I've never had an easy time being honest with people, so I try to hide that by joking with them or making them feel like they're being silly, even when they're not...
- I'm very observant. I look at every body that walks near me or around me. My girlfriend thinks it's creepy, but I honestly have no control over it. I have to look at something that is moving in my line of sight, you never know when it's something you need to run away from.
- When I see somebody I know in public, I do my best to make it seem like i'm busy, just so I don't have to engage in conversation.
- I feel like I get personally attacked on the internet all the time, when I really just make it an issue by myself by thinking that they're directing something at me, when they actually aren't. I've tried to work on it, but I have a constant need to defend myself, for some reason.

I feel like a lot of that stuff was negative, but it feel like i'm always quiet about the stuff deep in my system.

Trollheart

Don't beat yourself up. I've seen writing that's a hell of a lot worse than yours; I think you do all right. After all, you can't really maintain a journal without some sort of writing skills (unless you're the Bunny From Hell of course)...

Your phone phobias make me grin. Not saying it's not anything serious but the idea is quite funny, no offence meant. I always got the impression you'd be a cool guy to talk to in real life...

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Key

I'll clarify that I do warm up to people the longer I know them, naturally. But i'm not the greatest at "the first approach" if that makes any sense. I rarely open up to people because a lot of negative judgement comes from it. No offense taken either, I know it's rather silly, and i've been working on it by forcing myself to call people. The weird thing is, i'm perfectly fine talking to people over Skype and email, but talking on the phone just bugs me. Part of it comes from the fact that I don't like the possibility that they can hang up at any time and never call me back again. I know it's rather silly, but i've done it for most of my life.

CLOSER

The best way I find to improve my writing is by reading a lot of literature.. start with something interesting to you and note the writers stylistic elements.

Also, everyone is personally attacked on the internet... not just you. When a comment is made about anything that doesn't agree with the original posters philosophy human nature is to lash back... Just accept it lol.

Face

That really doesn't come across at all. At first I thought you meant story writing ability, because there's nothing wrong with how you write...

You make more sense than most people.