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Jun. 29th, 2014 04:50 pm
bulrushes: (g ~ cotton)
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With various social work trundled along its merry way, Astrid is formally adopted as Astrid Irene Adams, declared to be four years old with a birthday on March 30 for paperwork purposes, and successfully passed off as human to all prying eyes.

She grows and falls over a lot and maintains her orange coiffure and reads books and is generally precocious. The veganism and the aversion to salt and lipids persist.

Her fifth basketday approaches.

Date: 2014-08-11 07:56 pm (UTC)
asmyown: (Default)
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"I'll show by example, then we'll work on you doing it," says Lynn. And then she demonstrates, using different methods with a few explanations of the strengths and weaknesses of each. Stroke, stroke, stroke. One lap around the little pond, then it's back to Astrid.

"What we're going to do first is see if you can float on your back. Sounds good?"

Date: 2014-08-11 08:01 pm (UTC)
asmyown: (i. Special not strange)
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"Then I will be right here, and I will make sure that you don't sink. I promise I'll do everything I can to make sure nothing happens to you."

Date: 2014-08-11 08:06 pm (UTC)
asmyown: (g. Notebooking)
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"It helps if you take a deep breath, but it's the sort of thing that is - hard to explain."

Date: 2014-08-11 08:15 pm (UTC)
asmyown: (c. One hundred percent)
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Lynn moves beside her, to help if there's any sign of panic or if there's something she can correct. Right now, though, she's rather proud of her daughter for being brave.

Date: 2014-08-11 08:15 pm (UTC)
asmyown: (b. So prove it)
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Aha, this is a problem Lynn can help with.

She carefully corrects some of the obvious skill mistakes, and says reassuringly, "You can float already, see?"

Date: 2014-08-11 08:19 pm (UTC)
asmyown: (a. Change the world)
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"You are a floating thing!" agrees Lynn, grinning. "If you like swimming then we can try the public pool or the ocean, or we can stick to this pond. Essentially, if you enjoy it I will work to find ways you can do it."

Date: 2014-08-11 08:21 pm (UTC)
asmyown: (Default)
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"Oceans have salt water in them. Pools typically have chemicals, like chlorine, in them."

Date: 2014-08-11 08:23 pm (UTC)
asmyown: (i. Special not strange)
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"Ocean's out, then. I suspect chlorine will be, too, but if you like we can check."

Date: 2014-08-11 08:25 pm (UTC)
asmyown: (h. Neat trick)
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"It can be at a pool, or we can try to find a pool care store and see how you feel about it in raw chemical form."

She probably won't like chlorine, but Lynn is not going to stop her daughter from checking.

Date: 2014-08-11 08:27 pm (UTC)
asmyown: (b. So prove it)
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"Sort of," laughs Lynn. "If you don't put chemicals into pools they can get very icky. Especially a public pool."

Date: 2014-08-11 08:30 pm (UTC)
asmyown: (j. Don't ever doubt it)
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"Algae and bacteria mostly, I think. But there are other issues of hygiene involving a public pool that necessitates more of the chemicals. Some people think it's a good idea to pee in them."

Date: 2014-08-11 08:34 pm (UTC)
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"This pond has a more balanced ecosystem. Things to eat the algae, and such, so it doesn't get icky. Or did you mean people peeing in the pond?"

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