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Dad of the year, 2025

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  • jon-nycJ Online
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    Still, he could have been a wuss like 89 and, after personally losing his child, grabbed a beer and waited for the cops to save her.

    So, you know.

    "You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from."
    -Cormac McCarthy

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    • 89th8 Offline
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      To be fair I did tell my 2 year old "I hear there's free ice cream on the far side of the parking lot... let's freak out mom for a few minutes wink wink"

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        Back to the original story, regardless of how she fell overboard, would any dad here NOT jump in after your 5 year old? And yes, I know how difficult it is to keep someone above water when you have to tread water (lifeguard training back in the day...)

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        • jon-nycJ Online
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          Reflexively. Today the smart thing for me would be to call the crew and keep an eye on my son the lifeguard but i still wonder if I would reflexively jump in or at least start to.

          "You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from."
          -Cormac McCarthy

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          • MikM Mik

            One does wonder how a five year old got over the railing.

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            @Mik said in Dad of the year, 2025:

            One does wonder how a five year old got over the railing.

            When Karla and I were on a cruise 20 years ago, I leaned against the railing, and the entire section opened up. Turns out it was a gate that wasn’t secured. I was suspended over open ocean. I have no trust of cruises, and even less now after reading this.

            The Brad

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            • jon-nycJ Online
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              You’re just protecting Karla. She lifted you up onto the railing for a picture, admit it.

              "You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from."
              -Cormac McCarthy

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                Cruises are fine. It's the railings you should not trust.

                But come to think of it, had Karla been out there without you for a while beforehand?

                “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                  We were newly married at that time. In fact Lucas was a glimmer in my rum addled eye that trip…

                  The Brad

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                    Buyer's remorse? Works that way for pianos sometimes.

                    “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                      Yeah, I was thinking a competent parent would have prevented the kid from falling from a cruise ship into the ocean in the first place.

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                      • MikM Mik

                        Cruises are fine. It's the railings you should not trust.

                        But come to think of it, had Karla been out there without you for a while beforehand?

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                        @Mik said in Dad of the year, 2025:

                        Cruises are fine. It's the railings you should not trust.

                        But come to think of it, had Karla been out there without you for a while beforehand?

                        Lol

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