I’ve got a nephew, he’s 8. At the family Christmas catch-up on Sunday there was a pool. He got in the pool and the best he could do was a doggy-paddle. This kid can’t swim. That’s a bit odd for being 8 and always having lived in Brisbane, right? I sat with him for a bit while he was eating cake and asked him about his school. They have swimming lessons for only one week in the year. The parents pay extra for it. His mum (parents aren’t together, mum has 90% custody) didn’t pay the $42 for his swimming lessons this year, but I know for a fact my brother send the money for it and bought the kid new togs and a towel. There are no music lessons of any kind at this kid’s school. If they want to learn an instrument at school they have to put
