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This past weekend my daughter and I went diving. The first day went fairly well, just a few minor issues that were worked out easily. Day two, wasn't as good.
On the second day, we got geared up, entered the water, ready to swim to the float.
The hooded vest seemed to be too tight on her neck and she felt as if she was being choked. She removed her BCD, exited the water, took off the hooded vest, and used a cold water hood, instead. Everything seemed fine, so we went to the float. Once at the float, she began to get over exerted, her words. We tried to relax at the float, but she couldn't seem to get steady in the water, she felt that the BCD wasn't fitting her properly, and became really frustrated. I asked several times if she was ok, to which she replied "yes". I told her to take her time, relax, and we would dive when she was ok. She said that she was ready, so I descend to the platform, moved out of the way so that she had room, and waited. After about 3min, she still had not made her descent. I went up to check on her and she wasn't feeling comfortable. I asked if she was ok, but still she responded "yes". I asked if she would like to dive or call the dive. She was nearly in tears, and said that she would like to dive later.
As we were swimming back to shore, she became more upset or disappointed that we weren't diving. She thought that I was upset that I wasn't going to dive. She was trying to make me happy, by diving, even though she wasn't feeling up to the dive.
I could not have been more proud of her calling the dive, knowing she wasn't feeling up to the dive. I told her just how proud of her I was, by not pushing the envelope and diving just to suit her dive partner. At twelve years old, I thought she showed great judgment. Really at any age, it is better to call a dive if things don't seem right, than to risk a dive, and have major problems.
Great job to her.
On the second day, we got geared up, entered the water, ready to swim to the float.
The hooded vest seemed to be too tight on her neck and she felt as if she was being choked. She removed her BCD, exited the water, took off the hooded vest, and used a cold water hood, instead. Everything seemed fine, so we went to the float. Once at the float, she began to get over exerted, her words. We tried to relax at the float, but she couldn't seem to get steady in the water, she felt that the BCD wasn't fitting her properly, and became really frustrated. I asked several times if she was ok, to which she replied "yes". I told her to take her time, relax, and we would dive when she was ok. She said that she was ready, so I descend to the platform, moved out of the way so that she had room, and waited. After about 3min, she still had not made her descent. I went up to check on her and she wasn't feeling comfortable. I asked if she was ok, but still she responded "yes". I asked if she would like to dive or call the dive. She was nearly in tears, and said that she would like to dive later.
As we were swimming back to shore, she became more upset or disappointed that we weren't diving. She thought that I was upset that I wasn't going to dive. She was trying to make me happy, by diving, even though she wasn't feeling up to the dive.
I could not have been more proud of her calling the dive, knowing she wasn't feeling up to the dive. I told her just how proud of her I was, by not pushing the envelope and diving just to suit her dive partner. At twelve years old, I thought she showed great judgment. Really at any age, it is better to call a dive if things don't seem right, than to risk a dive, and have major problems.
Great job to her.