I Believe I Can Fly 🧚The @KidSisters Attempt Aeronautics 🌊
A body of water is a fairly safe place for young Cambodians to attempt flight, especially if they're almost certain to fail.
Sometimes Life Is Boring 🥱
The river is always the highlight of any day, but sometimes we have to run to town to get some veggies or diesel, and Srey-Yuu likes these trips less than of us, as demonstrated in the above photos.
Home Is Nice Though 👍
It doesn't always manifest, and especially lately I've found little time for Hive posts, so our income has ground to a halt, but ideally I'd like at least 10 minutes a day to go down to the river and relax in the cool water. This was one of the days I just had to make it happen because I knew my girls needed it more than me.
Monkey-B especially likes nature and playing in the river. She has never once let me go alone, and there is a small chance she may grow gills before she's 10 years old. Even Srey-Yuu, whose not impressed by much, finds good times in the river.
Float The Troubles Away 🏊♀️
My daughters still haven't learned to swim yet, but they're getting close. I taught my wife how to float several years ago by using breathing techniques and laying flat in the water. In due time I hope to teach the kiddos how to do this to, I feel it's so much more important than knowing how to swim. At least if they ever panic they will always know how to float and breathe.
Even if we only go swimming for a few minutes, I walk away feeling rejuvenated and fresh. It's almost like the river charges our internal morale batteries.
Let's Take Flight ✈️
I wish I wasn't paying for internet by the gigabyte at the moment because I have some really good slo-mo footage from these launch attempts, perhaps when the price of HIVE is back up I can justify the high cost of a 3Speak upload, but until then I'll have to show you the photos.
I love how Monkey-B holds her nose before jumping, but as soon as she takes a leap she lets go of her nose and takes the big drink. That's all for now folks, just trying to get a post out, still super busy and sorry for my lack of engagement lately.
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It seems they had a great time plunging in the water.
It never gets old, and I hope it never will.
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Hahahaha, you know, my kids do not like going out shopping either, unless it's for them. I get that look a lot.
We have a creek near us that my oldest boy used to go play in, too. The others don't, but we have good memories.
How many kids do you have? You said the others, so I assume 3+. I think getting wet and/or muddy will be a thing of the past unfortunately. Perhaps our great grandchildren will go to museums where 1970s and 80s children are depicted playing with sticks, throwing rocks at things, etc. They will marvel at us like we were cavemen.
I have four, one daughter and three boys. In order they are 25, 20, 16, 13. My adult life has very much been filled with children.
Yes, I agree that children simply do not go outdoors to play in the elements anymore, and I think that we're doing them a disservice for it, as a whole.
My kids already think I'm a caveman, too. My middle son asked me the other day why I was planting my own vegetables when we could just buy them from the grocery store. Oy.
Signs of the times I guess, but you're doing good enough to raise 4 children, I've got my hands full stepdaddin' two daughters.
It is great that you live next to the rivers which can provide hours of fun for your girls. The village that I came from also has a river and I had so many wonderful memories of the river.
Having natural spaces like this near our homes is so beneficial for children. I am so thankful I was born and raised on a farm, even though my area was not nearly as beautiful as where we live now.
looks like it will be fun to wait for the 3Speak episode, because in the picture you can see the way you take it is quite good, I think it's really worth the wait,
Oh yes, we know that you are very busy right now, but in the midst of your busy schedule, you have time to share stories with us all about your daily life, which is amazing...
Thanks for understanding, things will change with time, and I look forward to some freetime, rest, and relaxation.
Ahahaha, that's typical! 🤗
Nice photos!
Glitch in the matrix, the other day I showed them I could rub my belly while patting my head at the same time. They found it almost impossible to do, easy cheap laughs.
Yes, learning how to swim is mostly being comfortable in the water, floating and treading water where your feet don't touch the ground, and breathing at the right time. Then you get used to the movement of the water, the current and the waves. All the rest, such as proper stroke styles and all, are just additional refinations. Best of all, those who have so much fun practicing their flying skills in the water, as your daughters clearly do, will develop their swimming skills without even noticing. Soon they'll be doing it without the life vests.
I also get a kick out of Srey-Yuu, who is clearly not impressed by much. Honestly, though, I believe she actually is, but she's just too cool to show it. Ah, the wonders of adolescence!
Also, looking forward to the slo-mo videos!
You've got Srey-Yuu pegged. Sometimes I tease her by talking in a fake rich girl from California accent, saying things like "Gosh Dad, you're so stupid, uhhhhhh!!" etc. This usually embarrasses her into quick cooperation, especially in public.
You're right about the swimming, hope it all manifests soon. It they can learn to navigate whitewater, they can easily swim in a pool. In my former days in the USA when I was focusing on a career as an outdoor guide, I got my "Swiftwater Rescue Technician" license. I've been floating down the river with Monkey-B lately, showing her how not to get hurt if she accidentally falls in during a storm or high water, avoid foot entrapment, etc. She's amused by it all, and I think it's helped to take some fears away.
Hahahaha, I love imagining your "valley-girl" accent. Even more comical is to picture Srey-Yuu getting embarrassed by it. 🤣 (Though I believe she'd get even more embarrassed by us discussing her publicly in these comments!)
Wow, I didn't know you were trained professionally to know your way about swimming in nature. (And there I'm telling you about stuff you probably know much better than me... now it's my turn to be embarrassed. 😳) Under these conditions I'm sure that your daughters' swimming skills will manifest very soon, thanks to what you teach them, and their own experiences they make.
Swimming in the river is fun!! We used to do this when we were kids with my siblings. There's a nearby river back home in the province.
My children would love to do this too if given the chance. We go swimming at the beach and pool here.
I grew up swimming in lakes and ponds in farmland, USA. I can still remember the first I visited the sea as a child and was destroyed by the waves. If your kids can swim in the ocean, they can swim anywhere.
I really like swimming, especially in rivers like the one you show, the water is very cold and cool.
I see your two daughters really enjoy swimming here.
Hopefully soon they will be doing it without life jackets.
It looks like it's really fun to learn to swim in that river, roughly how many cm deep is the river?
Because it's a small whitewater river, some places are only ankle deep and other places are chest deep. When there is stormwater, the river is much deeper, but it is moving so fast that it's almost unsafe to swim.
So great to see the family enjoying your backyard pool.
A naturally formed river swimming pool is hard to beat. I can only assume it formed because the river takes a very sharp turn there, so perhaps the water constantly pushes away the silt there. Whatever the reason, I hope this natural feature stands the test of time.
Omg i really love when you wrote about things that happen there .Especially the struggle of life and you keep moving forward with awesome attitude give us encouragement to fight the different fight in our life. Seeing this make me smile because after all the hard work , now its time to enjoy the reward of hardship and never ending fight . Thumb up as always
Your comment further reminds me I need to take time for myself each day. I haven't been to the river in a few days, perhaps today is the day I need to get in and awaken my inner child.
Its swimming times 😂😂😂.
It is really fun in swimming. The @kidsisters really had fun. 😀
I also do floating when swimming. It helps me relax and enjoy looking the sky and sometime I do close my eyes and enjoy floating.
I also do hold my nose just like Monkey-B did. But, I keep holding until I sink in the water especially if I am swimming at the pool. 😁
It's funny, but I've learned some people can't float, even with the right breathing techniques. Monkey-B and Srey-Yuu float okay, but when I try the technique with my wife, her legs seem to always sink, not sure why. But you're very right, floating is relaxing, and also a good skill to learn to avoid panicking. I remember when I was young I tried to swim all the way across a very big lake, but I got exhausted before I reached the other side. I had to lay on my back and float for awhile to catch my breath. That situation could've turned out much worse if I wasn't a floater 😁.
Yes true! I also have friend who didn't know how to swim. When we had our beach outing, I teach her how to swim and float. But, she can't make it. She always sink whatever she do. 😁
Floating makes me recover as well the energy I exerted in swimming. 😀
That's fantastic that you live so close to a clean body of water like this. Here in Krabi we have a really large river in the center of town but it is horribly horribly polluted and if you ever find yourself in that water, get out immediately.
Unfortunately I would say the same thing about all Cambodian rivers, no matter how clear the water looks. Here only 6 people live upriver from us, other than that no humans to destroy the river from above. I think the extreme microclimate here will prevent any future development at higher altitudes, and at the very least hasten it.
finding clean bodies of water in SE Asia is tough to come by, that's for sure. I'm glad that you found one of them though.
Love how you all love this time of day!
Nobody even turns down swim-time!
I never learn to swim, and never know how to float. Until one time, me and the home minister went for a snorkeling trip, despite I have informed the boat operator I can't swim, he proceed to come very near to me and ask if my wife is going to get angry if he do this. When I was asking back do what and I received a front kick and sentbme off the boat😂
Oh my! That could've caused or perhaps did cause some lifelong trauma. And to think you paid for the kick too, hi-yah 🥋🤿!!