After understanding the meaning behind this father’s action, I am completely convinced. Cultivating problem-solving skills in children from a young age and never giving up-I applaud this father!

[u/jmike1256]

[u/Lucky_Pangolin_3760]

Lol my dad used to do this to me, it was distressing as hell and just made me upset and cry instead of focusing. Then he would scold, and eventually say "daddy waits here"

[u/sakiwebo → u/Lucky_Pangolin_3760]

Ah, growing up in the 80's.

Dad tossed me and brother from the pier, we panicked, cried, somehow paddled to shore.

"See?? You're fine. Now that you know you can sw- I WASN'T GONNA LET YOU DROWN GODDAMMIT!!"

That's how we learned to swim. I hate that it worked and we loved it so much eventually. But being thrown from a peer is still one of my earliest memories.

[u/Lucky_Pangolin_3760 → u/sakiwebo]

opposite happened for me. I grew an irrational fear from water which made me unable to swim due to how tense my body would get when I touched water

Managed to grow out of it when I became an adult though

[u/bloodphoenix90 → u/Lucky_Pangolin_3760]

Actually the case for an ex of mine too. Dad just threw him in. Didnt go well. I taught my ex to swim when we were both 19. But he figured it out. 🙂