and feeling a mix of disbelief and anger welling up inside me. Her words echoed in my mind, and I struggled to make sense of them.
“Her skin condition might contaminate the water,” she said flatly, as if this were an obvious and acceptable reason.
I was horrified. My daughter has a mild skin condition, eczema, which is neither contagious nor harmful to others. It’s something she manages with creams and occasional visits to the dermatologist. Her condition has never stopped her from swimming or participating in any activities before, and I was appalled that my own sister, someone who should know better, would use it as a reason to exclude her.
