It comes up more than you'd think: a parent standing poolside, fully dressed, watching their child take a lesson, because the parent themselves never learned to swim. There's often a quiet discomfort in it, wanting to be in the water with your kid but not being able to.
A parent who can't swim can't jump in to help their own child in an emergency, which is a genuinely uncomfortable position to be in around water regularly. It's one of the more common reasons adults finally book their own lessons, not personal enjoyment, but wanting to actually be able to help if something went wrong.
Beyond safety, parents who learn alongside their kids often mention being able to actually play in the water together for the first time, swimming to the deep end, doing pool games, not just watching from the steps. It's a small thing that ends up mattering a lot.
It's not too late, and there's no group class to worry about.
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