Blowing & Drifting

All kids are weird about something (or many things, more like), but some of Julia’s more puzzling idiosyncrasies involve water. One aspect of her hydrophobia is her dislike of swimming in any form. Just mentioning her upcoming swim classes is enough to nearly reduce her to tears – and this is after she had excellent one-on-one swim lessons last summer, which she claimed to enjoy.

But so lots of kids don’t like swimming and pools and things natatorial. But do all kids abhor having their chins wet? Before she even gets into her bath, Julia sets a hand towel or a dry washcloth on the edge of the tub, and then uses it periodically during the bath to dry her chin. Not her cheeks, eyes, or forehead, which also get pretty wet while she splashes with her sister – just her chin. Very strange.