A Glimpse into Unconventional Freedom Usually I visited one indoor swimming pool at Sunday morning, because there was not so crowded yet, most of people were coming after 10-11. a.m. As I knew, sometimes there happened that little children, not even school age, who visited swimming pool daughters with fathers or sons with mothers, clothed and washed also in opposite dressing room, because parents didn't want let little child go alone to their gender dressing rooms. But in men's room they were all little children, 4-5 year old girls or maybe 6-7 with fathers and nothing to stare yet, so nobody was too excited or maybe angry, that girls are in „wrong" room. But when I was already more than two month relaxed in the morning swims at pool and sauna, then suddenly happened. I was earlier there, but noticed accidentally, that father with quite big daughter entered to the pool through men's dressing room door. I realized quickly, that girl had to be at least fifth-grader (11-12yo). I was not sure, that I really saw correctly – maybe girl was only waiting father at door and they were not coming together. I wanted to be convinced and therefore stayed longer at pool to wait, when father and daughter will finish swimming. After almost hour, when I had just drunk coffee in poolside café, I noticed, that girl is leaving, but father stayed to swim more and waved to daughter. To my big surprise girl really entered to the men's dressing room and I decided also follow. And she did all like everybody else normally do in dressing room: took swimsuit off, got shower gel and towel from the bag and went into the shower. She marched between the lockers, not covering herself at all, towel hanging on her hand. When I entered to the shower room, she washed herself carefully. One younger man, maybe even schoolboy (17-18 yo) was also there and seemingly confused. But then girl took her time in Sauna and we didn't follow. I only asked young man: "Are you surprised as me?" "Of course," he replied and added: "Seems like a too big girl for men's locker room." "His father is coming also from pool," I said. "Maybe girl wants to be with him." When I left shower, father already was at the locker and prepared to go for shower. …but everything was about to change
