At the age of three, you are not afraid of the unknown - practically all the worst case scenario I'm worried about all the time. I'm so happy just to know that you enjoyed every minute of it. Even though I wasn't there, it doesn't matter that I wasn't missed.
You don't realise it but my presence was important to me. I want to be around. As I think about it now, it really doesn't matter if I was around this morning while you were having fun. It is more important that I'm around during your bad times instead. That's what I ask of you. Let me be around during those times, call me and your father. We will be there for you. Try to get our attention. Do it again and again until we turn to look at you and listen to what you have to say.
There'll be other swim days and I hope that I won't miss it next time. But if I do, please tell me all about it - every minute that I was not around.
