30 years ago I spent almost every summer day at this pool. It's the pool in my parents' mobile home park. As a teenager I would spend the days under the hot sun swimming in the water with friends, flirting with the lifeguard.
I never thought after 3 decades I'd still be going back. This time with my own children, surrounded by different lifeguards and new residents. Everything looks the same but the people have changed.
I remember being so desperate to leave Lancaster County. Now I kind of miss it. I remember how much I hated being a teenager living under my parents roof and how I couldn't wait to grow up into adulthood and live my own life. Now I realize all I had taken for granted and how much of a simpler time it used to be. It's been 21 years since I moved away but every time I go back it feels as if I never left.
Now I have my own kids to share the experience with.
How quickly time passes, my friend. How neat you could share your childhood memories with your own children. I hope your summer is going well!
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