All these recollections remind me of my younger days and rights of passage.
My father taught us lots of things, how to drive the tractor, change spark plugs, milk cows and many chores.
He also taught us some fun things, one of which was swimming.
How he showed me was to take me to the middle of the lake in a boat and threw me in.
Learning to swim was easy, getting out of the sack was the tough part.