Day 145 6-7-11

Now that my talk is over with I had intended on spending some time taking photos, but it just didn't work out.  Pierce had his first swim lesson of the summer and boy was it a mess.  I was hoping for great outdoor shots with lots of splashing and smiles.  Instead I got one nervous, shy kid who wanted nothing to do with his new swim teacher or classmates.  We spent the whole half an hour trying to convince him to get into the pool and then when it was finally time to leave he wanted to stay.  He never got into the pool and decided to throw a fit at the end because they were all leaving and he didn't get to go in.  I think he was just a stressed out mess by the time it was over and so he lost it.  My solution, get the heck out of there.  So, since he wouldn't walk out and he was just standing there crying and screaming I picked him up and carried him to the car kicking and screaming.  That did not work out well either and I will spare you the gory details.  Needless to say I for one do not want to go back, how embarrassing!  However, I also know that he needs to get over some of these fears so that he can get through life without shying away and missing out on things.  We also need to show him this is not an acceptable behavior and that we will do swim lessons at that pool, with that teacher, and those kids and because we say it will be ok that it will be ok.  The whole thing makes me very sad.  It makes me very nervous for other new classes and new schools and new people that he will have to deal with and learn from.  He is such a sensitive little boy and he was so so sorry after we got home.  What's a Mom to do?  So, instead of a lovely photo at the pool I decided to take a picture of this lovely flower after the boys helped me water them.  It was just so pretty sitting there with water droplets between the petals.  sigh.  SS1/25 f/1.8 ISO800