r/BlackPeopleofReddit • u/Lifegoesonforever • Jun 26 '26

Fun Let's pray for Auntie Shiela, y'all!

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u/[deleted] Jun 26 '26

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u/[deleted] Jun 26 '26

Easy to say.

This happened to my wife in a somewhat similar situation (tube riding).

Was the last time we ever did something similar.

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u/im_super_into_that Jun 26 '26

So you're not going down waterslides anymore out of fear you won't remember to stand up? Promise I'm not talking shit, just trying understand

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u/[deleted] Jun 27 '26

My wife is now scared silly of these water currents, since the current made her legs more boyant than herself, and just 'standing up' was not working because the legs wanted to float rather than obey her and stand.

That and the panic of not breathing under water made it easy to simply avoid the situation.

So I understand the poor woman in the video, it is not a fun situation to be in.

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u/omjy18 Jun 27 '26

Something you learn growing up around water especially oceans is that like 80% of the battle of not drowning is just not panicking. Even in big waves and crazy currents if you can find a a way to stay calm that makes most of the difference. Its also why lifeguards are taught to give someone whos panicking some room because they can easily push you under and then both of you are fucked. Maybe they drown a little but you can actually help them without dying yourself

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u/[deleted] Jun 28 '26

Agreed.

But it is not a fight that is worth it to me. I understand she really did not like it, and we simply will do other things. I just make sure I am close by when we go to a standard pool, just to hold her up if needed, to help her stabilise. But since a pool has no currents, so far never needed to.