# Re: Memoir - Hotel Swimming

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Posted by BenH on March 07, 2021 at 19:57:24

In Reply to: Memoir - Hotel Swimming posted by Pete on March 07, 2021 at 06:25:48:

I'm still enjoying all of your stories, Pete. I like how you give us some backstory, it makes it feel like we're getting to you know and your brother, family and friends that you grew up with.

My own family was also shall we say "frugal" when I was growing up, but maybe not to the same level as your parents! My parents were also cautious about driving long distances all in one go. While a lot of my friends would tell horror stories about road trips where their dad would drive straight through for 20 hours straight, our family tended to take our time, stopping a few times if we came across something interesting, and usually stopping for the night around dinner time. But they also had the same ideas as your parents: once we got to the hotel, they'd send us down to the pool with the goal of getting us tired out. Unfortunately I never got an opportunity to go for a fully clothed swim, my parents were very detailed planners, and they'd make sure that we always had our swimsuits within easy reach in our luggage. I remember that me and my younger sister always had a good time, but my older brother, once he got into his teenage years, resented these swimming trips. Not sure if it was a body image issue, or just general teenage rebellion, but he'd sulk and moan when my parents would tell us to change into our swim stuff, with my mom eventually snapping at him to do as he was told and change into his swimtrunks and flip flops and follow me and my sister down to the pool. Once he flat out refused, and my mom said, well fine, just sit down there and be miserable then. Of course, once he was down there and watching the rest of us having a good time, THEN he'd want to go swimming, and to my surprise my parents told him that he could just take off his shoes and shirt but go swimming in his gym shorts - a privilege never offered to me!

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