So you mean they can struggle in water?
Rishi and I had a major bonding brother-sister day today. We did the whole Borders/Indochine route, which was really nice. We ended the day by going for a swim – well, it waws much more of a float. Neither of us are "laps" kind of people. So, I'm trying my best to tell him about this (fascinating) documentary I had recently watched about how it was better to give birth to babies in water, because apparently all babies can swim at birth. Wrong person, wrong conversation. He looked at me incredibly condesendingly (clearly Audrey has been spending time with my little brother) and said – so if I threw a baby in a pool, it would swim? I should have said – why would you EVER throw a baby into a pool. But instead I said – no, I think they can kind of make their way through the water, but they can't come to the surface for air. So he bursts out laughing and says – so, essentially, what you're saying is that babies, like most of us, can struggle in water. I guess I deserved that one.
