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Dad of the year, 2025

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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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        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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            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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            • MikM Offline
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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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                • MikM Offline
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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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