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Posted 14 May 2020 - 02:49 PM

Hello All!   

I was a member a long long time ago, pretty sure that my name was Sophia.  I was active then and went on some wonderful SD trips.   Then I lost my job, got depressed, disappeared from here.   Then, I became un-depressed, got married to a non-diver (but willing), had a daughter.   

 

Daughter turns 10 years-old on July 6th.   This means that she will be old enough to get the kid's certification.  So, I am pondering how to ease her into scuba diving because I really really want her to love it.  

I won't really be a single diver.   But, when my mind turned back to diving, I had to rejoin my peeps here.  

 


 


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Posted 14 May 2020 - 05:45 PM

:hiya:  Sophia and  :welcome:  back!!!  Sorry to hear about your troubles, but excited about the triumphant news.  At 10 your daughter would probably love to get involved in diving!!!  Luckily many of the trips Kamala and crew plan are for buddyless divers.  An interesting challenge to include a youngster - however Kamala has lots of great contacts for those kind of trips!   Glad you came back to the blue water side of the world, hope you are diving again soon!!!  Hope we are all diving again soon  :teeth:



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Posted 15 May 2020 - 08:39 AM

Hello All!   

I was a member a long long time ago, pretty sure that my name was Sophia.  I was active then and went on some wonderful SD trips.   Then I lost my job, got depressed, disappeared from here.   Then, I became un-depressed, got married to a non-diver (but willing), had a daughter.   

 

Daughter turns 10 years-old on July 6th.   This means that she will be old enough to get the kid's certification.  So, I am pondering how to ease her into scuba diving because I really really want her to love it.  

I won't really be a single diver.   But, when my mind turned back to diving, I had to rejoin my peeps here.  

 

 

Hey girl WELCOME BACK!! Too cool. First off a couple of misperceptions:

 

1. We are NOT just for single unmarried people. We are for people who do not have buddies. In the old days (2004 and earlier) they called people without activity partners 'singles' That is why you are a 'single' in golf if you don't have a pair. Or you are a 'single' going up on the 3 person chair lift or you  pay a 'single' supplement if you have 2 people in a room. In other words...they are NOT looking at your marital status but rather your activity status.

 

2. So since you have a non-diving husband (congrats by the way) you are OFFICIALLY A SINGLE DIVER.  Why? Because we cater to and represent 'single-not-married' and "married-but-the-spouse-does-not-dive" buddies.  So :welcome: a second time in your new 'single' status! ;)

 

3. Divers of all marital statuses INCLUDING couples who BOTH dive belong and enjoy our group. We even have a few diving families as well; some of whom have joined us on trips over the years. Yes we started off more focused on the 'adult' solo focus but have evolved some over the 16 years we've been around!

 

NOW FOR YOUR OFFICIAL WELCOME!!!  :welcome:

 

And if you email us at admin@singledivers.com we can find your old account and merge them. Just include in the email to admin@singledivers.com what you THINK the old email address was and we can 'marry them up'. YES pun intended!

 

It is GREAT to have you back! Its so exciting to hear the journeys of our members and to have them share with us! Its like a virtual reunion and I :wub: it!!!  :wakawaka:

 

Kids as buddies are such an amazing experience but you are very wise to realize that you can't want it more than your child and they have to really want it. The best idea is to get back into it yourself. Even if that means only in the pool. Let your daughter's natural curiosity play out and entice her vs easing her into it. If she sees mom doing something REALLY cool then she is more inclined to want to know more. She may wonder why dad is not into it. That may cause her to feel as if she needs to move gingerly since 50% of the most important people in the word are not in agreement on something really important i.e one does it and one does not.

 

If it were my kid now knowing what I know...I would use every chance to 'show' her mommy diving in a pool or underwater via video etc. I would take vacations where you went diving and they were on the boat or you shared your experience when you got back and maybe showed video of what you saw.  She has to REALLY want this or it won't work. Think about how successful couples are who try to get the non-diving spouse into the sport and they try really hard because they care more about you than the activity. Chances are they will NOT fall in love with it or it will wane or never get off the ground.

 

The other thing I would do is after I got them REALLY REALLY REALLY excited is to make them earn it. I would tie it to a reward for good grades or earning enough money to pay for the classes or some of the basic gear etc. If they have skin in the game they are more motivated to stay with it when they hit an inevitable snag.

 

Finally I would do TONS of research on the LONG TERM developmental effects of diving on kids and how to tell if your child is mature enough to make life and death decisions underwater. Do they LOVE the water now? Can they swim? Really swim? If no to any of these work with them to build up comfort in these areas first.  And do that research. Remember all age brackets are as low as they can be and they are merely guidelines but not set in stone. I would not go younger than the recommendations unless one or both parents were scuba instructors and could see from years of experience subtle signs that the child is emotionally and intellectually ready. Since neither you nor your husband are in the industry then you want to be as cautious as possible since this IS your child we are talking about. Use the age guidelines as a starting point and then see how mature YOUR child is and how sharp. If they score in the upper % of their peers grade wise and basically "young adults" in little people's bodies then you can probably use the 'suggested ages'. If they are not then the older the child is...the safer it will be for them and the more likely they will fall in love with it.

 

Plus don't forget to make them WANT IT. The more they want it...the more exciting it will be when they get it. Tell them that less than 1% of the world can scuba dive and of course even less of people their age. This will make them feel special and you can use the lure of diving to be a reward for good behavior or reinforce good behavior as well as a way to make them realize how special they are. (All great tools for life wrapped up in a great bow!)

 

Start having her tell you things like 'what are the coolest ocean things' you know?  'What are the most exciting ocean facts you can find online'? Let her start dreaming of what the ocean is all about. These become the stepping stones to wanting to see what's in the ocean like mommy does! If she is not that interested right now then hopefully you can find cool videos and share them telling her how you've seen them in real life! If that does not excite her then she is either too young and/or not ready for diving yet.

 

I hope this helps. It would be fun to have other members chime in and share their ideas. I'll even set up a special topic so we can have give and take for your research project. If that sounds like fun let us know and I'll set up a special topic for you and capture your questions and my thoughts and anything else others suggest!  It could be fun AND educational. Just let me know!  And welcome back again! Kamala


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Posted 15 May 2020 - 09:58 AM

Hello All!   

I was a member a long long time ago, pretty sure that my name was Sophia.  I was active then and went on some wonderful SD trips.   Then I lost my job, got depressed, disappeared from here.   Then, I became un-depressed, got married to a non-diver (but willing), had a daughter.   

 

Daughter turns 10 years-old on July 6th.   This means that she will be old enough to get the kid's certification.  So, I am pondering how to ease her into scuba diving because I really really want her to love it.  

I won't really be a single diver.   But, when my mind turned back to diving, I had to rejoin my peeps here. 

Hi Susan aka Sophia from forever ago and welcome back!! :welcome:We have found your original Member Profile, Susan  aka Sophia which was created in May 2004 and last logged in 07 Sept 2009. We can merge your original profile into this one so the Member Information is up to date, THEN if you like we can rename your Member Profile back to Susan aka Sophia. We will wait for your confirmation reply on whether you want to do this before proceeding to ensure the Member Name is not lost once the profiles are merged. Again, welcome back and know we are stoked to know you would like to join us as you introduce your daughter to the amazing undersea world!! :diver: :diver:


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Posted 15 May 2020 - 12:57 PM

 

Hello All!   

I was a member a long long time ago, pretty sure that my name was Sophia.  I was active then and went on some wonderful SD trips.   Then I lost my job, got depressed, disappeared from here.   Then, I became un-depressed, got married to a non-diver (but willing), had a daughter.   

 

Daughter turns 10 years-old on July 6th.   This means that she will be old enough to get the kid's certification.  So, I am pondering how to ease her into scuba diving because I really really want her to love it.  

I won't really be a single diver.   But, when my mind turned back to diving, I had to rejoin my peeps here. 

Hi Susan aka Sophia from forever ago and welcome back!! :welcome:We have found your original Member Profile, Susan  aka Sophia which was created in May 2004 and last logged in 07 Sept 2009. We can merge your original profile into this one so the Member Information is up to date, THEN if you like we can rename your Member Profile back to Susan aka Sophia. We will wait for your confirmation reply on whether you want to do this before proceeding to ensure the Member Name is not lost once the profiles are merged. Again, welcome back and know we are stoked to know you would like to join us as you introduce your daughter to the amazing undersea world!! :diver: :diver:

 

Thanks Brad...I knew you could find her original profile! :wakawaka:


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Posted 16 May 2020 - 07:47 PM

Well, Sophia - welcome back!

 

I am so incredibly glad to hear that you have a willing spouse and a daughter that you want to share that most beautiful world under water. Kamala has given you terrific advice about getting your daughter excited.

 

I just want you to know that I was once that willing significant other. I was certified in 2016 after a 2015 trip to Belize. The guy I was dating at the time went diving while I was snorkeling (which was pretty spectacular in Belize, btw), and I wanted to be able to see what he did. So, before we went to Hawaii in 2016, I got certified. My first open water dives after certifying weren't fantastic, but I stuck with it and realized it's very magical. He's since gone the way of the dodo, but I take the opportunity for dive travel on my own (and have since met a new dive buddy!).

 

I hope your that your family loves the beauty that we are super fortunate to experience. But, if they don't - you'll have a whole community of folks here who are happy to share travel and experiences. 

 

Welcome back!  :welcome:


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Posted 17 May 2020 - 08:03 AM

Well, Sophia - welcome back!

 

I am so incredibly glad to hear that you have a willing spouse and a daughter that you want to share that most beautiful world under water. Kamala has given you terrific advice about getting your daughter excited.

 

I just want you to know that I was once that willing significant other. I was certified in 2016 after a 2015 trip to Belize. The guy I was dating at the time went diving while I was snorkeling (which was pretty spectacular in Belize, btw), and I wanted to be able to see what he did. So, before we went to Hawaii in 2016, I got certified. My first open water dives after certifying weren't fantastic, but I stuck with it and realized it's very magical. He's since gone the way of the dodo, but I take the opportunity for dive travel on my own (and have since met a new dive buddy!).

 

I hope your that your family loves the beauty that we are super fortunate to experience. But, if they don't - you'll have a whole community of folks here who are happy to share travel and experiences. 

 

Welcome back!  :welcome:

Tomi we are stoked that you decided to join the world of fun undersea *bubbles* and amazing scuba adventure! We encourage both you and Susan to join the club's Facebook Group and Like the club's FB Page - simply search for "SingleDivers.com" and click "Like" and request to join! :diver: :diver:


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Posted 17 May 2020 - 05:14 PM

I feel so loved.  

Daughter is a good swimmer.  She started baby swim when she was about 6 months old.   She is very comfortable in the water, although her freestyle isn't as good as I think it should be.  We've had a problem with swimming instructors saying that the class at X level was the absolute highest they could put her in because she looked so young.  She is very small for her age and looks about a year younger.  Otherwise the kids twice her size would feel bad about themselves.   Then later they'd admit that she should really have been in the higher class.  

Belize was wonderful!   

Our summer vacations have been to attend an annual convention that is a different location every year.   We add extra days and do the tourist thing wherever it is.  They cancelled it for this year because of the Whu Flu, so now we have no vacation planned.   My mind turned to the water.  I am Indoorsy by nature unless there is water involved.  DH and DD are outdoorsy.  

I had the thought of getting DD's feet wet with scuba diving by doing the Snuba in Destin, FL.    Maybe spending a long weekend there.  But, DH said that driving 22 hours for an hour under the water wasn't reasonable.  I hate it when he's right.  

We might just end of doing a certification class and going from there.  

 


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Posted 18 May 2020 - 11:45 AM

I feel so loved.  

Daughter is a good swimmer.  She started baby swim when she was about 6 months old.   She is very comfortable in the water, although her freestyle isn't as good as I think it should be.  We've had a problem with swimming instructors saying that the class at X level was the absolute highest they could put her in because she looked so young.  She is very small for her age and looks about a year younger.  Otherwise the kids twice her size would feel bad about themselves.   Then later they'd admit that she should really have been in the higher class.  

Belize was wonderful!   

Our summer vacations have been to attend an annual convention that is a different location every year.   We add extra days and do the tourist thing wherever it is.  They cancelled it for this year because of the Whu Flu, so now we have no vacation planned.   My mind turned to the water.  I am Indoorsy by nature unless there is water involved.  DH and DD are outdoorsy.  

I had the thought of getting DD's feet wet with scuba diving by doing the Snuba in Destin, FL.    Maybe spending a long weekend there.  But, DH said that driving 22 hours for an hour under the water wasn't reasonable.  I hate it when he's right.  

We might just end of doing a certification class and going from there.  

 

Don't forget to let us know if you want us to merge your old account with the new one...or do you want to be the new one... uh...'forever'??? ;)

 

Has she 'snorkeled' in a pool? Free dove to the bottom to pick up toys?  Does she love the ocean as much as swimming? Seems like you are off to the right start with her. There are so many online programs that teach kids the ocean critters...has she mastered those yet? Once she does you can ask her if she'd like to see one underwater one day. There are OTHER ways to build excitement and interest for her.  Keep us posted!



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Posted 18 May 2020 - 03:51 PM

 

I feel so loved.  

Daughter is a good swimmer.  She started baby swim when she was about 6 months old.   She is very comfortable in the water, although her freestyle isn't as good as I think it should be.  We've had a problem with swimming instructors saying that the class at X level was the absolute highest they could put her in because she looked so young.  She is very small for her age and looks about a year younger.  Otherwise the kids twice her size would feel bad about themselves.   Then later they'd admit that she should really have been in the higher class.  

Belize was wonderful!   

Our summer vacations have been to attend an annual convention that is a different location every year.   We add extra days and do the tourist thing wherever it is.  They cancelled it for this year because of the Whu Flu, so now we have no vacation planned.   My mind turned to the water.  I am Indoorsy by nature unless there is water involved.  DH and DD are outdoorsy.  

I had the thought of getting DD's feet wet with scuba diving by doing the Snuba in Destin, FL.    Maybe spending a long weekend there.  But, DH said that driving 22 hours for an hour under the water wasn't reasonable.  I hate it when he's right.  

We might just end of doing a certification class and going from there.  

 

Don't forget to let us know if you want us to merge your old account with the new one...or do you want to be the new one... uh...'forever'??? ;)

 

Has she 'snorkeled' in a pool? Free dove to the bottom to pick up toys?  Does she love the ocean as much as swimming? Seems like you are off to the right start with her. There are so many online programs that teach kids the ocean critters...has she mastered those yet? Once she does you can ask her if she'd like to see one underwater one day. There are OTHER ways to build excitement and interest for her.  Keep us posted!

 

 

 

Oh, yes, merging will be nice.  My email has changed since then, could you use the current one.  

She has snorkeled and free dove.   At my parent's pool she loves to dive for the swim toys at the bottom.   She's been in the ocean three times: Texas Gulf off Rockport (very shallow), Texas Gulf off Destin, FL, and off the East side of Florida near Fort Launderdale area.   She was happy.  

I guess I forgot to mention I married the guy that I brought on a SingleDiver trip to  ... Athens, TX?    He snored really really loudly and his dog Buttercup did a great job of cleaning up our camping site.  Don't know if anyone remembers, since it was so long ago.  

 


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Posted 18 May 2020 - 04:46 PM

I feel so loved
Daughter is a good swimmer.  She started baby swim when she was about 6 months old.   She is very comfortable in the water, although her freestyle isn't as good as I think it should be.  We've had a problem with swimming instructors saying that the class at X level was the absolute highest they could put her in because she looked so young.  She is very small for her age and looks about a year younger.  Otherwise the kids twice her size would feel bad about themselves.   Then later they'd admit that she should really have been in the higher class. 
Belize was wonderful!  
Our summer vacations have been to attend an annual convention that is a different location every year.   We add extra days and do the tourist thing wherever it is.  They cancelled it for this year because of the Whu Flu, so now we have no vacation planned.   My mind turned to the water.  I am Indoorsy by nature unless there is water involved.  DH and DD are outdoorsy. 
I had the thought of getting DD's feet wet with scuba diving by doing the Snuba in Destin, FL.    Maybe spending a long weekend there.  But, DH said that driving 22 hours for an hour under the water wasn't reasonable.  I hate it when he's right.  

We might just end of doing a certification class and going from there. 

Don't forget to let us know if you want us to merge your old account with the new one...or do you want to be the new one... uh...'forever'??? ;)

Has she 'snorkeled' in a pool? Free dove to the bottom to pick up toys?  Does she love the ocean as much as swimming? Seems like you are off to the right start with her. There are so many online programs that teach kids the ocean critters...has she mastered those yet? Once she does you can ask her if she'd like to see one underwater one day. There are OTHER ways to build excitement and interest for her.  Keep us posted!

 

Oh, yes, merging will be nice.  My email has changed since then, could you use the current one.  

She has snorkeled and free dove.   At my parent's pool she loves to dive for the swim toys at the bottom.   She's been in the ocean three times: Texas Gulf off Rockport (very shallow), Texas Gulf off Destin, FL, and off the East side of Florida near Fort Launderdale area.   She was happy.  

I guess I forgot to mention I married the guy that I brought on a SingleDiver trip to  ... Athens, TX?    He snored really really loudly and his dog Buttercup did a great job of cleaning up our camping site.  Don't know if anyone remembers, since it was so long ago. 

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Posted 19 May 2020 - 09:57 PM

 

 

I feel so loved.  

Daughter is a good swimmer.  She started baby swim when she was about 6 months old.   She is very comfortable in the water, although her freestyle isn't as good as I think it should be.  We've had a problem with swimming instructors saying that the class at X level was the absolute highest they could put her in because she looked so young.  She is very small for her age and looks about a year younger.  Otherwise the kids twice her size would feel bad about themselves.   Then later they'd admit that she should really have been in the higher class.  

Belize was wonderful!   

Our summer vacations have been to attend an annual convention that is a different location every year.   We add extra days and do the tourist thing wherever it is.  They cancelled it for this year because of the Whu Flu, so now we have no vacation planned.   My mind turned to the water.  I am Indoorsy by nature unless there is water involved.  DH and DD are outdoorsy.  

I had the thought of getting DD's feet wet with scuba diving by doing the Snuba in Destin, FL.    Maybe spending a long weekend there.  But, DH said that driving 22 hours for an hour under the water wasn't reasonable.  I hate it when he's right.  

We might just end of doing a certification class and going from there.  

 

Don't forget to let us know if you want us to merge your old account with the new one...or do you want to be the new one... uh...'forever'??? ;)

 

Has she 'snorkeled' in a pool? Free dove to the bottom to pick up toys?  Does she love the ocean as much as swimming? Seems like you are off to the right start with her. There are so many online programs that teach kids the ocean critters...has she mastered those yet? Once she does you can ask her if she'd like to see one underwater one day. There are OTHER ways to build excitement and interest for her.  Keep us posted!

 

 

 

Oh, yes, merging will be nice.  My email has changed since then, could you use the current one.  

She has snorkeled and free dove.   At my parent's pool she loves to dive for the swim toys at the bottom.   She's been in the ocean three times: Texas Gulf off Rockport (very shallow), Texas Gulf off Destin, FL, and off the East side of Florida near Fort Launderdale area.   She was happy.  

I guess I forgot to mention I married the guy that I brought on a SingleDiver trip to  ... Athens, TX?    He snored really really loudly and his dog Buttercup did a great job of cleaning up our camping site.  Don't know if anyone remembers, since it was so long ago.  

 

 

OMG...as soon as I saw your profile picture (after Brad merged your old account with the new one :respect: ) I knew immediately who you were! And I SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO REMEMBER BUTTERCUP AND YOUR BOYFRIEND!!! What a small world! There are still others on the site that were at Athens that weekend and will remember too! You gotta post a pic of email me kamala@singledivers.com and I'll post it for you of you and the family.   Is buttercup still around? I know dogs don't hang out as long as humans do.


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Posted 21 May 2020 - 05:00 AM

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Posted 26 May 2020 - 08:21 AM

 

 

 

I feel so loved.  

Daughter is a good swimmer.  She started baby swim when she was about 6 months old.   She is very comfortable in the water, although her freestyle isn't as good as I think it should be.  We've had a problem with swimming instructors saying that the class at X level was the absolute highest they could put her in because she looked so young.  She is very small for her age and looks about a year younger.  Otherwise the kids twice her size would feel bad about themselves.   Then later they'd admit that she should really have been in the higher class.  

Belize was wonderful!   

Our summer vacations have been to attend an annual convention that is a different location every year.   We add extra days and do the tourist thing wherever it is.  They cancelled it for this year because of the Whu Flu, so now we have no vacation planned.   My mind turned to the water.  I am Indoorsy by nature unless there is water involved.  DH and DD are outdoorsy.  

I had the thought of getting DD's feet wet with scuba diving by doing the Snuba in Destin, FL.    Maybe spending a long weekend there.  But, DH said that driving 22 hours for an hour under the water wasn't reasonable.  I hate it when he's right.  

We might just end of doing a certification class and going from there.  

 

Don't forget to let us know if you want us to merge your old account with the new one...or do you want to be the new one... uh...'forever'??? ;)

 

Has she 'snorkeled' in a pool? Free dove to the bottom to pick up toys?  Does she love the ocean as much as swimming? Seems like you are off to the right start with her. There are so many online programs that teach kids the ocean critters...has she mastered those yet? Once she does you can ask her if she'd like to see one underwater one day. There are OTHER ways to build excitement and interest for her.  Keep us posted!

 

 

 

Oh, yes, merging will be nice.  My email has changed since then, could you use the current one.  

She has snorkeled and free dove.   At my parent's pool she loves to dive for the swim toys at the bottom.   She's been in the ocean three times: Texas Gulf off Rockport (very shallow), Texas Gulf off Destin, FL, and off the East side of Florida near Fort Launderdale area.   She was happy.  

I guess I forgot to mention I married the guy that I brought on a SingleDiver trip to  ... Athens, TX?    He snored really really loudly and his dog Buttercup did a great job of cleaning up our camping site.  Don't know if anyone remembers, since it was so long ago.  

 

 

OMG...as soon as I saw your profile picture (after Brad merged your old account with the new one :respect: ) I knew immediately who you were! And I SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO REMEMBER BUTTERCUP AND YOUR BOYFRIEND!!! What a small world! There are still others on the site that were at Athens that weekend and will remember too! You gotta post a pic of email me kamala@singledivers.com and I'll post it for you of you and the family.   Is buttercup still around? I know dogs don't hang out as long as humans do.

 

 

I haven't seen that photo in a long time!   Brings back memories.  I had to laugh at my heading of "Everyone knows her"
Unfortunately Buttercup died not long after that.  His nephew visited and left a gate open.  Buttercup got out and was hit with a car.  

We now have an 11+ year-old Akita named Yogi, 6 elderly hens, 20 chicks and 2 female and 1 male Nigerian Dwarf Dairy Goats.  Hopefully in about 5 months we'll have baby goats.  Obviously, We don't live in Plano anymore.  Moved to Farmersville.   

We are thinking of doing some lake diving in Arkansas this summer.  Still early days in the planning.   I'll be looking for some trip reports from there.   Although, it might be too tame for this group.  Scotland and Tatiana will do some hiking for part of the vacation while I relax.   Then some diving with all three of us.   






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