Carefree Kid

I was enrolled in swimming lessons at a neighborhood pool when still a pre-schooler, maybe Four or Five years old. On the first day the teacher held a meeting with the parents as well as kids. One part of his talk stuck with me. He told the parents to make sure we all showered real good as soon as we got out of the pool, because the chemicals were a little stronger in that pool than in the typical backyard pool. Somebody asked why. The answer: Because when this many kids pee in the pool it screws up the balance. I thought that was funny. I also took it as permission to pee underwater, which I did whenever I needed to. I would also see other boys standing still in the water and know what they were up to.

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