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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is why we're screwed as a society. People can't handle requirements and want to scream and shout about any and every thing their children say they don't want to do. There's too much self-centeredness in American culture. No willingness to sacrifice comfort for the greater good or to merely overcome something you find challenging, annoying or intimidating.

This is why kids are growing up entitled and spoiled and transitioning into dysfunctional adults. Sad.[/quote]

Give me a break, we’re talking about 8th grade PE. If your workplace held a mandatory team building activity at an indoor pool, you think all the adults raised in the olden days would show up happily in their suits?[/quote]
I'll give you examples of grown-up versions of middle school swimming:
- Presenting at team brown-bags (can bring up feeling of anxiety in people averse to public speaking)
- Annual performance reviews (can bring up anxiety and is often a pointless, but required exercise)
- Traveling to a tangentially-relevant conference just to be an attendee (wastes time, can be difficult for anxious travelers)
- Showing up for work and being pleasant and productive when you've been sleep deprived for months with a newborn

All of these things represent one of things that many would choose to opt out of if given the chance.  Sure, participating in 8th grade PE isn't that important in the grand scheme of things, but none of the many "required" yet oddly pointless things we do are, in isolation.  Having the ability to deal with unpleasantness, our own anxieties, and just realizing that the world doesn't bend to our personal comfort level are important life lessons and one that results in well-adjusted, resilient, productive adults.[/quote]

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