Enough about the kids. What about us? Is swimming eating its parents? Are we aging badly because we're always up before dawn driving our kids to swim practice? I know parents who hate swimming. I know parents who are sleeping in their cars during their kids' 4:40 am practices. Is this healthy? Can't we have more evening practices? I know the kids have to double up sometimes, but we may have an epidemic of sleep-deprived grumpy parents. Like me, I did not want to get up this morning. :coffee:
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NKFrench and KNelson, you should have the decency to be commiserating with us with great heaps of enthusiasm if you're on this thread instead of flaunting all that free time you've got to train. I'm jealous.
NKFrench respectfully notes that she has averaged 53 hours/week at work this fall (varied 45-70), commutes 7 hrs/week and averages ~20 hours/week volunteering for swim club, LSC, state association, and LMSC in committed positions. My watertime has been woefully sparse and it shows. Our club is always short of parent volunteers as we operate on a shoestring budget with no paid administrator. I am not looking/won't get any sympathy points, but I did want to clear up a common misconception.
NKFrench respectfully notes that she has averaged 53 hours/week at work this fall (varied 45-70), commutes 7 hrs/week and averages ~20 hours/week volunteering for swim club, LSC, state association, and LMSC in committed positions. My watertime has been woefully sparse and it shows. Our club is always short of parent volunteers as we operate on a shoestring budget with no paid administrator. I am not looking/won't get any sympathy points, but I did want to clear up a common misconception.
NKFrench:
That is clocking some time! I can only say :banana: . There I used a smilie. That's how angelic I am now. I wish there were more parents like you where I live.
