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This was the best picture I could get of the boys before the FIRST swim lesson! Having only taken them into a pool three times this summer, unfortunately, the swim lesson was a grueling 30 minutes for both their instructor and myself. I did a lot of reiterating the importance of obedience and safety on the way home as I witnessed the boys manipulate and disobey their instructor as they do Ryan at home. This poor girl couldn't have been over 16 years old and I think we were all relieved that the class was so small, because it turned into a game of herding cats. Cringeworthy. Watching the boys rebel stirred up many deep insecurities inside me, more so than initially expected. It was so upsetting watching our daily frustrations and inconsistencies in marriage and parenting reflect in another area of life. Something as simple as swimming lessons wasn't so simple. Yet another glaring example of how hard life with a brain tumor really is, and how much it impacts the children i