I'm seeking creative ideas on how to persuade my spouse that I simply must go to a travel meet in December. He didn't quite make vomit noises when I mentioned it, but looked a bit (not unduly) irritated/bewildered/annoyed by my desire to compete in meets. (He hasn't raced much lately.) The timing was likewise unappealing. Any thoughts?
I was contemplating calling my mother and begging for a visit.
Katie:
Thanks so much for the good wishes. Mr. Fort is a very good man, usually very supportive. As a runner, though, he just thinks swimming takes a blasted long time: workouts are longers, you have to spend time driving to the pool, meets are longer than running races, meets aren't always local, etc. But he and the kids are proud of me.
I am 46. I started masters swimming and competing at 44. My first meet was in October 2005, and I was very nervous! My kids all aged up in August and are now 15, 13, and 7. The older two do very time consuming endurance sports and the younger one is pretty active. So we're really busy, like many folks.
I fully understand and empathize with your comment about committing to do something for yourself. Although I exercised fairly regularly during my non-swimming years, it's easy to feel like you are DFL in everyone else's priority list. And a re-prioritization is usually a good thing, especially when your kids become teenagers, are more independent and, well, are not always fun to be around. So you go girl! :cheerleader: (Oh, I'd add some running for that tummy issue. Or use a monofin!)
Katie:
Thanks so much for the good wishes. Mr. Fort is a very good man, usually very supportive. As a runner, though, he just thinks swimming takes a blasted long time: workouts are longers, you have to spend time driving to the pool, meets are longer than running races, meets aren't always local, etc. But he and the kids are proud of me.
I am 46. I started masters swimming and competing at 44. My first meet was in October 2005, and I was very nervous! My kids all aged up in August and are now 15, 13, and 7. The older two do very time consuming endurance sports and the younger one is pretty active. So we're really busy, like many folks.
I fully understand and empathize with your comment about committing to do something for yourself. Although I exercised fairly regularly during my non-swimming years, it's easy to feel like you are DFL in everyone else's priority list. And a re-prioritization is usually a good thing, especially when your kids become teenagers, are more independent and, well, are not always fun to be around. So you go girl! :cheerleader: (Oh, I'd add some running for that tummy issue. Or use a monofin!)
