Waterparks are not for control freaks

It all began as a simple family outing to the waterpark.  I prepared for a day of sun, water, good times and leaving the cell phone locked away for a day. Could I do it? Of course I could. We found our inner tubes then got in line for the first of many rides where we’d bob along the water’s surface, splash away and maybe run some rapids here or there. What happened later made me more determined than ever to loosen up and relax. I’ve come to the conclusion that waterparks are no place for control freaks. You enter the water, butt first in  an inner tube and let the current carry you away. At first it’s fun, but then come the rapids which start out as fun until you get sucked into a whirlpool current. Down there, you’re stuck. You watch people passing you by, laughing and squealing as you kick and squirm, trying to get out of the dip in the course.  Instead of going forward on the ride, you start heading backward

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