tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423924708066622509.post7877353981895811067..comments2024-03-27T21:02:58.792+01:00Comments on mama congo: Africans Don't Swim*Jillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04613965942108764413noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423924708066622509.post-69033057136399722372016-05-11T09:40:40.268+01:002016-05-11T09:40:40.268+01:00What a lovely story! Your post made me stop and th...What a lovely story! Your post made me stop and think about how I've always taken being able to swim for granted, but it is not a skill that everybody should be assumed to have. Mama Youyou and Mama Vida should be very proud of themselves for taking the plunge, both metaphorically and literally. It's great to see their smiles!<br /><br /><a href="https://palmcitypools.wordpress.com/2016/Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00602382803420485309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423924708066622509.post-51480968593899317832014-05-09T08:38:43.995+01:002014-05-09T08:38:43.995+01:00Oh yes! You're so right. The hair. This was an...Oh yes! You're so right. The hair. This was another thing that was completely baffling about Mama Vida. She has on new hair. And she still jumped right in. That's double bravery. Swimming and getting your hair wet! Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15907607748217652551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423924708066622509.post-90190074593816920422014-05-09T03:18:09.872+01:002014-05-09T03:18:09.872+01:00I tried to get through the article on why Africans...I tried to get through the article on why Africans don't swim, but it was kind of a heavy read. I have 2 African American daughters and I can tell you one reason Africans don't swim is the hair! Right after I've spent 12 hours on combing out and rebraiding, I am NOT going to let them jump in the pool and get chlorine in it! But they do swim--one so well she wishes she was a mermaid.der964https://www.blogger.com/profile/14660723633271427505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423924708066622509.post-9876964753409370852014-05-08T13:40:18.993+01:002014-05-08T13:40:18.993+01:00Yay! Good for him. I can't imagine how hard it...Yay! Good for him. I can't imagine how hard it must be to learn as an adult.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15907607748217652551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423924708066622509.post-86814006271125867942014-05-07T23:36:31.701+01:002014-05-07T23:36:31.701+01:00My husband, who is Kenyan, didn't learn to swi...My husband, who is Kenyan, didn't learn to swim until I was pregnant with our first child. He couldn't bear the thought of our child-to-be falling into a pool and not being able to save her... He is a decent swimmer now, but if either of our kids ever fell in the deep end, it would still be me who did the saving... :Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com