If you are a parent in Ottawa, and you want your child to learn to swim, you know what Monday is.
I’d gotten caught flat-footed more than once, misguidedly trying to log in at the appointed time, not realizing the competition had gotten a head-start, snapping up top spots like Saturday morning or Tuesday at 6 p.m., leaving only a few less desirable options like the impossible-to-make-it-there-on-time-4 p.m.-on-a weekday classes.
Parents exchange frantic texts. “I’m frozen!” “It kicked me out!” “I was next in line but now I’m booted out entirely.” These are invariably followed by a lot of expressive emojis. Think face palm, devil’s horns, and the laugh-crying face, which denotes the nuanced, “I know this isn’t really worth crying about, but at the same time, I hoped my kids might one day learn this life skill and it’s looking unlikely so I might just have to toss them in and hope for the best.
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