SUSAN PAPA

When I was seven years old, I saw kids my age playing in the swimming pool, with their inflatable toys with them. Their parents keep yelling at them, scolding at them if they play too much and go deeper beyond their parents’ sight. I looked at my dad, with a look that he understood well: “Dad, I would like to be a swimmer someday, I would like to know all the swimming strokes and when I am big enough, I will teach you how to swim.” My dad gave a big nod, followed by a resounding, “Yes, we your parents would support you all the way, and yes, teach me how to swim as well!”

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