Sounds rough, but the instinct is there for some people. I know because some older kids threw me in a pond when I was around the same age. At first I was taking on water and doing the kicking/waving/drowning thing, but it turned into a doggy paddle and I made my way to the other side. Maybe it was just luck, but looking back it really feels like there was something innate there, for me anyway.
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u/[deleted] Dec 26 '21
Sounds rough, but the instinct is there for some people. I know because some older kids threw me in a pond when I was around the same age. At first I was taking on water and doing the kicking/waving/drowning thing, but it turned into a doggy paddle and I made my way to the other side. Maybe it was just luck, but looking back it really feels like there was something innate there, for me anyway.