> # Re: Dads

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> Posted by suitswim on January 01, 2013 at 07:05:45

> In Reply to: Dads posted by Troy on December 31, 2012 at 22:12:23:

> Thanks for such a great post -- this is a fantastic thread, and it's always great to see dads let loose and have some fun with their kids.

> My family is friends with some neighbors that have a summer house up north on a lake. Our families have kids about the same age, so it's easy to find common interests. We squeezed-in a short visit this summer in between other demands. I wasn't able to join everyone until after work, so when I arrived in the mid-afternoon, the kids and the other dad were already in the back yard on the dock getting ready to head out in a motor boat and pull a giant intertube that all of the kids could fit on at the same time.

> I was still in my olive poplin suit, light blue starched chambray shirt and tie, and tasslel loafers, and I must admit that as I was driving to the lake that afternoon, I was trying to think of an excuse to get wet. The other dad is in his late 30s and cool, but pretty serious -- at least he always seems more relaxed than usual when he's up at the lake. As I got out of my car and walked down to the dock, he asked if I wanted to join him and the kids as they were just about to take off, so I jumped into the back of the boat without hesitation -- no chance to change, etc.

> After a few minutes of pulling the kids on the giant intertube, we needed to stop the motor out in the middle of lake because there was a problem with the rope getting tangled on the edge of the tube -- not a big deal, but for some reason the kids couldn't get the rope untangled, and they were all complaining that we couldn't continue. The other dad finally shouted, "Well, do you need someone to swim out and fix the rope?" -- and of course, the kids screamed, "YES!"

> Even though the other dad was alredy in swim trunks and flip flops, he didn't seem too pleased with the response, and reluctantly started to peel off his T-shirt in preparation for a swim. The sun was very warm, and I had already started to sweat a bit in my suit -- the thought of getting wet in front of everyone made me nervous, but I told myself that this was about as perfect of a situation that could present itself, and I knew that I'd regret it the next day if I didn't take some action.

> So, I stood up and said, "Hang on, help is on the way" as I walked up to the side of the boat and started to jump overboard as is -- I looked back and made eye contact with the other dad to let him know that this was OK, and he had an expression of disbelief. I hit the water with a giant splash, and it was much colder than I thought, so it took a few moments for me to catch my breath -- my heart was pounding a thousand beats a mintue, but what a great feeling! The kids all went wild cheering and clapping as I swam out to the tube an untangled the rope -- we were back in business.

> As I swam back to the boat, I noticed that there were no stairs hanging over the back side that would make it easy to climb back into the boat, so the other dad offered me his hand as he was smiling from ear to ear. As he was pulling me up out of the water, he took a good look at my suit and shook his head and laughed out loud as water cascaded down off my clinging suit and dress shirt and shruken tie and a large puddle of water started to form at my feet.

> The other dad made the obligatory, "Nice swim suit!" comment as he slapped me on the back -- the feeling of the wet suit was great as the hot sun helped me to dry out a bit over the next half-hour or so as we zoomed across the lake. By the time we made it back to the dock, you could tell that my suit had been for a swim, but I was not as trashed looking as when I first climbed out of the lake.

> The other dad still mentions this incident occasionally, but always with a genuine smile on his face -- he's asked me more than once why I did it, but I just say that I was hot and needed a swim. He's probably wondering if I'll do something like that again -- I need to figure out a way to get him to take a swim in his busines suit!

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