Love my kids

[nefertiti]

....That I'm teaching scuba to right now. Best group of 14-16 year old bratty rich kids ever. 17 of them and 2/3 have better water skills after two pools than most adults. And calling them bratty couldn't be farther from the truth. The girls are sweet and totally look up to me. The boys are well mannered, hold doors for girls, use ma'am and sir, help the girls with any heavy stuff (they refuse to let me carry a tank, which is absurd). One of the younger boys....guess he's 14, but he looks 12, was my little mirror buddy in the pool today. I saw him copying everything I did, from how I kick to where I hold my hands. So cute.

I'm actually going to be really sad to be done with this class on tuesday.

Doubt this thread will go anywhere, but I had to share, like a proud mamma.

 

[miplank]

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[miplank]

Where is my bikini pic?

 

[nefertiti]

The girl with the blond streak and green shirt broke down crying when I was doing equip assembly. I took the poor thing aside and she told me she had been having "a really stressful week" and that she was just "overwhelmed." Oh to have thre stress of a teenager again...

 

[nefertiti]

Where is my bikini pic?

I haven't sent you anything to resize, therefore, you get no payment of bikini pic. I might still need your help there, but I haven't pressed my friend about putting them in another format yet. He's helping me teach this camp and it's been a massive all day event with five hours of pool time and three of class per day. In between I'm eating, showering, and sleeping (in that order).

 

[miplank]

Hey nef, could you make that pic a lil bigger?

 

[nefertiti]

Hey nef, could you make that pic a lil bigger?

probably.

 

[PICK3]

The girl with the blond streak and green shirt broke down crying when I was doing equip assembly. I took the poor thing aside and she told me she had been having "a really stressful week" and that she was just "overwhelmed." Oh to have thre stress of a teenager again...

Are you still considering going into counseling/therapy work?

 

[CoBra666]

16-18 year olds would be better

 

[nefertiti]

Are you still considering going into counseling/therapy work?

Definitely. I especially want to work with this kind of age group too.

Though, I'm probably taking that job in the mountains before that happens. I went to visit the resort last week and they pretty much sold me. It's a chance to have an ownership share with no up front financial risk, I'd get to be my own boss, and there is real potential for not just turning a nice profit....but genuine wealth. Every business this guy currently owns takes in millions in profit every year. I'll know more within the next few weeks if we're going to move forward.

This class makes it so so hard to make a choice that would take me away from the happiness I get with teaching, but I look at it as a temporary investment where if i play my cards right I can end up back at the beach again in a few years with a significantly higher net worth and possibly the ability to buy out a local dive shop owner.

My heart is still in a helping profession but I am too practical to turn down something with this kind of potential. I'll find a way to keep diving active in my life if I have to dive in the on site lake every weekend to do so.