Comments on: Suzie Scuba http://davethegrinch.net/2007/03/15/suzie-scuba/ Strange mutterings from stranger people Tue, 06 Jan 2009 12:24:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Aunt Cindy http://davethegrinch.net/2007/03/15/suzie-scuba/#comment-175 Aunt Cindy Tue, 27 Mar 2007 19:26:28 +0000 http://davethegrinch.net/2007/03/15/suzie-scuba/#comment-175 Wow Sarah...good for you for doing away with your fear of the water. I sure can relate though since I'm the same way with deep water, especially in the lakes or oceans. Give me a nice pool any day of the week. :) Uncle Tom and I did go snorkeling in the British Virgin Islands years ago and I'm glad I did it since it truly was a fantastic experience. It sounds like you and David are having the most wonderful time and I couldn't be happier for you both. I'm so glad your blog is up and running again and thanks for keeping us all posted. Take care, stay safe and much love to you both. Wow Sarah…good for you for doing away with your fear of the water. I sure can relate though since I’m the same way with deep water, especially in the lakes or oceans. Give me a nice pool any day of the week. :) Uncle Tom and I did go snorkeling in the British Virgin Islands years ago and I’m glad I did it since it truly was a fantastic experience. It sounds like you and David are having the most wonderful time and I couldn’t be happier for you both. I’m so glad your blog is up and running again and thanks for keeping us all posted. Take care, stay safe and much love to you both.

]]> By: Michelle http://davethegrinch.net/2007/03/15/suzie-scuba/#comment-173 Michelle Sat, 17 Mar 2007 22:30:49 +0000 http://davethegrinch.net/2007/03/15/suzie-scuba/#comment-173 I too thought the same thing Beth did when I read that you were"afraid of everything" because I feel like you're so adventurous! You guys will literally try anything while the rest of us lead our nice, safe, quiet (boring) lives. I too am deathly afraid of snorkeling even though I grew up swimming on the swim team so I was right there with you as you described your experience. But I, unlike you, have decided that I'm not even ever going snorkelling again. Good on ya! I too thought the same thing Beth did when I read that you were”afraid of everything” because I feel like you’re so adventurous! You guys will literally try anything while the rest of us lead our nice, safe, quiet (boring) lives. I too am deathly afraid of snorkeling even though I grew up swimming on the swim team so I was right there with you as you described your experience. But I, unlike you, have decided that I’m not even ever going snorkelling again. Good on ya!

]]> By: Beth http://davethegrinch.net/2007/03/15/suzie-scuba/#comment-169 Beth Fri, 16 Mar 2007 06:02:35 +0000 http://davethegrinch.net/2007/03/15/suzie-scuba/#comment-169 Fantastic, Sarah! An adventure into the Self. Funny that you said you are scared of everything cos one of the first words I would use to describe you is "brave!" I had no idea you had this relationship with water. But good for you to give it a shot anyway. As always, your honesty with yourself and your readers is just as inspiring as the story itself. Makes me feel ok about my fear of flying and that I worked so hard to get over it but I'll never feel like 'woo hoo! I love this!' Fantastic, Sarah! An adventure into the Self. Funny that you said you are scared of everything cos one of the first words I would use to describe you is “brave!” I had no idea you had this relationship with water. But good for you to give it a shot anyway. As always, your honesty with yourself and your readers is just as inspiring as the story itself. Makes me feel ok about my fear of flying and that I worked so hard to get over it but I’ll never feel like ‘woo hoo! I love this!’

]]> By: Mom/Nancy http://davethegrinch.net/2007/03/15/suzie-scuba/#comment-168 Mom/Nancy Thu, 15 Mar 2007 18:34:26 +0000 http://davethegrinch.net/2007/03/15/suzie-scuba/#comment-168 I guess the apple doesn't fall far from the tree, and all that kind of stuff. You come by your fear of the water naturally... I feel all the exact same feelings you expressed. My mom believed that it somehow came from the incident when she nearly drowned at age 10 or so in Lake Erie and some guy dove in and saved her, but I don't know. Anyway I felt every bit of your panic as I read this... but I'm very, very proud of you for confronting the fear in a way I have never done. It's funny, I've been thinking about my fear lately because I am determined to take some kayaking lessons this summer, and I keep thinking about "what's under the water out there in the lake" and I don't yike it!! That fear is probably what made you so difficult to teach when we provided swimming lessons for you... you just didn't want to learn and the teacher finally gave up! Stay safe... experience it all... I love you... Love, Mom I guess the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree, and all that kind of stuff. You come by your fear of the water naturally… I feel all the exact same feelings you expressed. My mom believed that it somehow came from the incident when she nearly drowned at age 10 or so in Lake Erie and some guy dove in and saved her, but I don’t know. Anyway I felt every bit of your panic as I read this… but I’m very, very proud of you for confronting the fear in a way I have never done.

It’s funny, I’ve been thinking about my fear lately because I am determined to take some kayaking lessons this summer, and I keep thinking about “what’s under the water out there in the lake” and I don’t yike it!!

That fear is probably what made you so difficult to teach when we provided swimming lessons for you… you just didn’t want to learn and the teacher finally gave up!

Stay safe… experience it all… I love you…

Love, Mom

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