Highly NOT Recommended

Erica joined the swim team with the school. She cannot compete at a varsity level but she can begin training and practicing. So we decided to let her try it for a couple weeks and see if this is something she would like to pursue. This week has involved being at the community pool and the boys and I can swim for the next two weeks in a different area while she practices. Tuesday, we were there and I had my feet in the pool and there were two other African American girls in the pool swimming and they kept getting closer to me. I struck up a conversation with them and found out they are going into 7th grade and their school, favorite subjects, where they live, etc ... small talk, right? Which by the way, I am known to be so good at. Well, let me tell you that it isn't always a gift. I found out one can swim and other gets around on her own .... so I suggested they go off the big diving board and I'd cheer. You already know where this is going. The one jumps and swims to the side - no problem. The other one jumps - comes up, sinks, starts splashing and next thing I know, the lifeguard is blowing the whistle and diving in to rescue her. Now mind you, I am sitting on the other side of the pool ready to cheer and I'm watching this and in my mind, I am looking at her thinking to myself, OMG. She can't swim. She jumped in and her idea of getting around on her own is sinking? The lifeguard gets her to the side and he then walks her to the office where she fills out a form. I wondered what they were talking about ... "no, I can't swim but that nice white lady suggested I jump off the diving board .... oh, you can call my momma and she can come and kick that nice lady's rearend for suggesting it ..." Both girls returned and I asked them, "Sooooo, what happened to 'I can get around on my own' to I really can't swim????" She got anxious. As if they made me feel any better. I am pretty sure that I will never EVER suggest to anyone to jump off the diving board ever, EVER again .... where is God when you really REALLY need Him to just suck you up into Heaven? I mean, COME ON ... where is a good rapture when you need one??????!!!!! Thank God Erica did not know this was happening to me and praise God that Scott was not there ... they both would have died instantly.........I was only wishing ..... :) LOL!!