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Loving the premise so much and has been favourite show of past couple years. I dont know if I can wait for another seasons, especially considering there is likely to be a massive cliff hanger at the end of this season.

I am an avid reader, more fantasy than sci-fi, but I do already have the books that I picked up second hand before the TV series even started (yes I have a problem).

Question for those who have read the books, how truthful to the books has the series been so far? Assuming some characters have been padded out for the show etc.

PS I had no idea which flair to use for this post

I have been WFH full time since 2020, and currently work for fully remote company. I am based in the UK and only ever worked with UK based colleagues.

Since 2020 all my employers have been great with the side effects that come with working from home (kids home sick, school holidays, tradespeople, errands, flexible time etc).

I have recently started working with colleagues from the across the US, most of whom are office based, with some hybrid. Without giving too much away, its a software company (not FAANG)

Are the standards and expectations the same, or are there no no's? Some specific examples:

- kids at home during school holidays and occasionally appearing in background

- starting work an hour later or taking extended lunch so you can go to an appointment

- working from different locations within the house

I basically had a bit of a strange interaction based off one of these examples, and it has be doubting myself.

edit: Just because post is getting engagement, wanted to clarify. When I say kids appearing occasionally in my office, its happened maybe twice this month, and been for a few seconds max. There is childcare in the house, but you know, kids can be kids and pull Houdini moves. Also when starting a bit late or taking extra time at lunch, I always make the time up, and let my own team know.

Overall from response, looks like I overthinked it.

Sure plenty have been through this, so hoping people can share some tips to help. Quite a long post. TLDR: daughter moved up class and pool in swimming lessons, and wont go into pool without us.

To set the scene:

Our 5.5 year old daughter was moved up a swimming class about 2 months ago. She was in 1a and now is in 1b. The 1a class was in a small pool where the water was up to her chest. The 1b class is in the big pool where at the shallowest end, where the lesson is conducted, she needs to stand on tip toes to get mouth above water, although they do put blocks in for them to stand at edges. In 1a class she had female instructor who was quite supportive and bubbly, in 1b its been a mixture of male instructors.

The issue:

From the first lesson in 1b, we've had issues. At first she was very nervous to get into the pool, which is understandable; new instructor, new deep pool, new class mates etc. There are also many more kids in different areas of pool for (what I presume) is classes 1c and so on. Once she eventually went in after 20 mins or so, after about a minute she slipped off the block (not realising there was a block) and went under. Shes jumped in pools lots etc, but think it was the shock that gave her a fright. She cried and came out. The subsequent 7 lessons, we've struggled to get her in the pool. We spend 20-25 minutes at the side of the pool whilst the lesson is going on, trying to convince her to go in. A few times she hasnt went in at all, and the rest, she has went in and cried within a few minutes. She says she is scared of the pool and that its too deep. The last lesson, after 20 minutes of convincing, eventually went in, was smiling and having fun, and then the instructor accidentally hit her in face with pole as he was moving the big float they were on. So she came straight out.

However, because the lessons havent been going great, we have been taking her to that pool quite a lot, just us, to try and build her confidence. When she is with us in the pool, she loves it. Jumps in, swims, does 'tricks', plays with swim toys. We try to play games, we pretend to be instructor and class etc, take turns doing that, do challenges. She is absolutely great in the water and knows some safety (how to stay afloat, how to lie in back, to call for help etc) and she can swim, albeit her form isnt great (which is why we want to keep the lessons).

We booked in for a private 121 class, in a pool quite far away from us, essentially to get a sense check of where she was. The instructor was in the pool with her, and after 15 mins of talking her into the pool, she went in and done great. Instructor said she is very confident in the water, and gave us some things she would look to work on if private lessons continue (relaxing in the water, form, breathing techniques). Unfortunately, private 121 lessons arent affordable for us right now, and, there are long waiting lists for any other swimming lesson groups around our area.

So, looking for some advice to overcome the barriers I have mentioned. The issues I think are:

1. Overhwelmed by new environment (instructor, classmates, pool)

2. Potential fear of deep water without someone in giving her 121 support

3. Aversion to male instructors over female instructors

4. The swimming lessons have become a negative experience after the fall from the block and accidental hit in the face with pole