DiveMom1
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Sorry, DiveMom1. Way too hard on you. -your thread hit a nerve, I dive with family also.
So much for the "can't happen to me" argument.
Obviously a family that cares for him, so why was he back on the boat while you were keeping watch as best you could? If it could happen to him, couldn't it happen to you also? This part is really hard for me to comprehend, again, apologies.
Pretty much what I got from reading this thread.
DiveMom1, sounds like your new support group will be exactly what's needed, kudos to the local dive community. Most of all, brave of you to post. Very inspiring, next time I close the gap between my son and I, I'll think of your thread. -My wife doesn't dive, wouldn't think of pushing her to start. It's just not something she wants to do.
Stay safe.
To be fair.. I really kinda pushed him to dive. Before we married I was an active avid diver.. Saturday was our 10th Aniversary.. so I had waited a while so he wasn't left behind. As the kids [his and mine] got older they looked forward to diving. He only really got hooked once the kids began getting certified.
He took his OW course in Fiji 2003 but never dove again until this past summer. I have to tell you his OW class left a LOT to be desired. My youngest daughter was also certified at the same time but had been exposed to diving her whole life so she had the knowledge they didn't teach.
It was his 3rd post certification dive [this summer] he bolted from the bottom [part of his AOW] He is redoing that AOW later this month. It was a panic reaction and he justifies it as he knows better now.
I just want to make sure he is as safe as possible for himself and learns a lot more about safety before he takes out one of the kids.
I know a really AWESOME instructor that hubby actually respects down in the Monterey area. I will talk to him privately. I would use this guy for everything but standard classes don't work due to distance. Having my hubby respect him is half the battle won from the get go. At least I hope.