Swimming in the Shallow End

I hate swimming in the shallow end. Always have. What is the point of "swimming" when you can just walk from one side to the other? Seriously, it's boring! You can only "swim" the same space over and over a few times before you just about want to go insane. It's not very interesting in the shallow end and often it’s full of... I'm meaning that metaphorically of course (Although once we did go to the pool and couldn't swim because someone let their baby swim with no clothes on, and it decided the pool was just a oversized toilet, if you get what I mean).

I find small talk, stupid and pointless, and boring. "Hey how are ya?" "I'm good" "How are you?" Oh wait, I've had this conversation with everyone I've seen today. Oh my goodness! This is SO exciting! Another thing I really love is when everyone says "I’m good," whether they are or not. Not really. It all seems pointless to me.

So this get's me into trouble, when I jump straight into the deep end. Some people don't understand. Sometimes I try to pull people into the deep end with me, thinking they might find it as interesting as I do, but often they think it’s dangerous and that they're going to drown and start to freak out.

Sometimes it's fun in the shallow end splashing around with some new interesting people. I may not be going anywhere, but it entertains me for a little while. I wish I liked the shallow end more. Everyone else always seems to have a great time there. I wish I really enjoyed swimming from side to side, splashing, being able to put my feet down and walk every now and then. But I don't really.

I like not being able to touch the bottom; it feels limitless and exciting. But I guess you need to learn to swim with someone in the shallow end, before you try to swim in the deep.

But still...

I hate swimming in the shallow end.