2026-09-17 15:42 UTC
@bloor@bloor.tw
It is sad for sure. How about teaching your kids how to swim and stay out of water when there is not a life guard present.
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@steve@mastodon.nexusuk.org 2026-09-17 16:54
@lorask@social.vivaldi.net @bloor@bloor.tw This kid in question was 3. My 4 year old has been going to weekly swimming lessons since he was 6 months old and still sinks like a rock unless he is holding a float - "teach 'em to swim" is not a reasonable answer. Kids also move *fast* - probably most parents have momentarily lost track of their child. Usually you get away with it because the holes in the Swiss cheese don't line up. But I don't think there's a solution - sometimes tragedies happen and that's just how it is.