Watching my kids take swim lessons I am super impressed how they KNOW how to teach. They have a slow steady progression of techniques that build on eachother. Same with gymnastics. Build strength, technique and confidence. No need to terrify kids.

In a similar vein, the social emotional learning they are teaching kids is great.

I love how genx think shit like this is a flex. It’s not. It’s called child abuse.

I love that boomers will post this and say everyone younger than them is weak, but then they will call the cops if there are kids outside having fun.

Look at that form, this is definitely not his first time tossing a child into a pool

I got lessons as soon as feasible due to this. My grandpa did this to my mom and now even in her 60s she can't go past her waist without visibly panicking.

That literally happened to me. Dad and uncle tossing little me between themselves in waist-high (to them) sea. One of them missed, and I slipped under and drifted away.

It was years before I would go near any water. Eventually got over it, but... yeah.

If they come back they’ll come home stronger and if they don’t you’ll know…

My parents did the same...they are from the 70s and 60s...

My dad did that to me and I chose death. Dumb fuck sure showed him.

My parents are from the 60s (early gen x)....and they took me to swimming lessons. Like sane adults.

The more people I meet, the more I realize that I'm lucky to have my parents.