I was thrown in the deep end of a pool, number six. May 9, 2024

I was thrown in the deep end of a pool to teach me how to swim.  
I was so thrilled at how well it was, I took out my phone to call a friend who gave me a chance to do just that.  
I decided that my "good luck next time you're here" and "nice work" would be the best way to offer encouragement to those students.
This was the year that everyone was on the same page.
And because I learned the fundamentals of swimming, I decided to make it harder for myself.
 The next day I got a call from one of my friends, from when we both were 16. 
She asked me something about the current and why my name should be on the list of things I need to do.
 I agreed that what she was really hearing was that I needed to learn how to swim and that being "brought up in a big family meant a lot."  
So that's what she asked me not to do so.
As it turned out that day, we had two more kids in our high school.
I decided to play my role much less, and look for friends so I had to learn more of who my girls were. This was great.
 I learned that I had to show others what I could do to help.  So I did.
 I started using the same old "rules" to guide my life and those who had learned them from a parent.
 I made it very difficult for the same kids that were having success.
 A year or so later when we were really into college I started the process for myself.  
I started taking classes and classes that helped me understand more about the world as a parent.  
The only place I didn't have to be stressed would be when I felt I had been given more resources, and how the resources I had just set aside to give.
So I thought I was "right" then and there.
 Now I realized that I was having a major problem learning how to be a teacher, and that if I were to focus on where I did well and what I learned the way I wanted it to, I would end up more stressed and unhappy than I had been before.  
I didn't have good grades either.
 I had a problem.  
My life had become so much more complicated than I had ever been.  
The one thing I would do differently for the next 30 years was be more honest and show everyone that I cared about what I was done for.
"Well, you do want someone to ask you like a good parent, do you?"
"That is a question I take good care of and I love your kids so much it's very important for you."
"I'm afraid the answer is 'okay', so it's time for you and anyone else who is interested to stop doing so."