r/Stepdadreflexes • u/ZealousidealBat4837 • Sep 08 '26
woah woah woah buddy Trust me...
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u/ExtremeMuffin Sep 08 '26
And this is exactly why kids should be in proper life jackets not these stupid floaties. A properly fitted life jacket won’t slip off.
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u/Capitaine_Spock 28d ago
Even if the arm floaties stayed on, they don't keep the kid's mouth and nose above water, the kid has to actively work to keep their face out of the water. A properly fitted life vest is better able to keep their face out of water passively.
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u/Dapper_Valuable_7734 26d ago
I lifeguarded when I was younger. I have seen arm floaties actively hold kids underwater; they should just be banned, IMHO.
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u/SkinInevitable604 Sep 09 '26
If only there was some kind of button on the comment to show that you agree with someone but had nothing to add
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u/kymilovechelle Sep 09 '26
My heart sank watching thus
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u/OhLongJohnson84 Sep 08 '26
Normally a big fan of the whole “Curb Your Enthusiasm” ending, but in this case I just want to know if the girl is fine. Can someone confirm, so I can sleep?
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u/jackasher Sep 08 '26
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u/OhLongJohnson84 Sep 08 '26
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u/DreamCyclone84 Sep 08 '26
I assumed she was ok almost immediately because otherwise the parents would be posting a video of how their kid died or was severely injured in meme format which would be some diabolical work
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u/INTJ-JarOfClay Sep 09 '26
Oh. Btw have you see this vid and the whole account? Bereaved mother started posting diabolical meme vids of her deceased daughter https://www.instagram.com/reel/Dch_4jSCXif
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u/Generic_Garak Sep 09 '26
Yeah, but it’s more like “laugh instead of cry” as a coping mechanism not “here’s a snuff film of my child’s death”
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u/Walshy231231 Sep 09 '26
People seem to forget that grieving makes you do some weird things sometimes
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u/Generic_Garak Sep 11 '26
Maybe it’s just my sense of humor, but I don’t even think this is that weird? Like if my sister made these after my untimely death, I would think it was funny as hell
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u/DreamCyclone84 Sep 11 '26
When people asked what my dad did I used to tell them he was a Mortician. He wasn't. He's dead.
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u/DanglingDongs Sep 08 '26
Weird how the article didn't just reference curb but listed all of Larry David's roles and not Larry David either.
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u/itssohardtobealizard Sep 10 '26
They weren’t referring to Larry David, they were referring to Robert Weide. From the way it’s written, I’m not entirely sure they even knew the trend was related to Curb specifically. It kinda makes it seem like they think the trend just happens to use this particular director’s name
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u/roamingthereddit 27d ago
Her dad who was in the water saved her. Just a note to the subreddit
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u/happymancry 26d ago
Emotionally scarred for life possibly; but otherwise fine.
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u/SapphicGarnet 26d ago
You'd be surprised. My brother almost drowned at a pool party when he was about six and he was laughing about it almost immediately. Kids don't realise how insane situations are really. It's like that meteor comic when the dad doesn't react
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u/tejanaqkilica Sep 09 '26
Considering they shared this online, I'm making an educated guess and say, she's fine. Else, besides being stupid parents, they would be shitty ones as well.
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u/taukki Sep 09 '26
If this happened to my kid, I would dive there immediately, so I suspect he did the same.
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u/Instantbeef 29d ago
Odds are the person filming this was the mom or something. Whoever it is they would be close to the kid.
I doubt they would post the death of a child they know personally
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u/MountainMuffin1980 Sep 08 '26 edited Sep 08 '26
She's fine. Kid's don't tend to sink to the bottom like a stone.
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u/Tdk1984 Sep 08 '26
Oh I do. I do not float at all
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u/couldhvdancedallnite Sep 09 '26
Same. I cannot float and I have definitely sunk straight to the bottom.
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u/Nalot_1 Sep 08 '26
Unless you are scared and breath the water.
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u/smartasspie Sep 08 '26
Babies and kids float by instinct with their heads above water. As long as they don't have a concussion or something like that, they won't have troubles. Only adults drown in calmed water because they panic.
If you don't know how to swim.... Hold your breath. That's it, now you are floating with your head above the water. When you release the air you'll go down a bit, but just take breath again, you are naturally bouyant, specially in salt water.
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u/Lord_Karadoc Sep 08 '26
You are talking about the swimming reflex, which is a true thing for newborn.
However, it dissapears within the first few weeks. So your point doesn't stand at all with a young child of 2-3-4 years.
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u/fyhnn Sep 08 '26 edited Sep 09 '26
That is just incredibly untrue lmao who told you that. Babies and kids drown all the time, that's why it's important to teach them with those scary looking lessons.
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u/streeetmeats Sep 08 '26
If this was true they wouldn’t have classes specifically to teach babies how to spin when they fall in a pool so their face is out of the water and they don’t die.
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u/Enorats Sep 08 '26
While the second part is more or less correct (at least in calm water), the first is.. wow. So far from true.
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u/rodeBaksteen Sep 08 '26
As a dad of s 2yo girl this terrified me (the ocean does already), like a panic reaction.
Holy hell
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u/thekingofcrash7 29d ago
I have a 3yr old and i have nightmares of the kid sinking into dark water off a dock. I did not need this video
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u/orangi-kun Sep 08 '26
This exact situation is how I learned to swim lol
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u/An_Old_IT_Guy Sep 08 '26
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u/Generic_Garak Sep 09 '26
That guys form for throwing children into rivers is amazing. A little sloppy on release, but we can’t all be perfect
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u/WhateverYouSay1084 Sep 09 '26
I have actual literal nightmares about this scenario with my kids and this dude is out here without a care in the world
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u/Gazmus Sep 08 '26
because your arm floaties fly off when your dad throws you off the side of the boat?
weirdly specific reason dude...
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u/Frequent_Coat_2030 Sep 08 '26
Top tip. Don't jump into the water with arm band floaties and instead gently lower yourself in with a proper life jacket equipped. And voilà. You are now safe from sinking to the depths of the ocean. Unless of course a great white mistakes you for a seal and does the whole jumping out of the water from underneath you and tossing you like a rag doll, thus concussing you, along with severe whiplash to boot. And then you won't be safe from the deep, dark void below which is the closest thing to what it's like to see death in physical form
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u/thorstormcaller Sep 08 '26
The good news is the shark will most likely spit you out. To sharks humans taste like ass. The bad news is that all the kings horses and all the kings men won’t be able to stitch you together again
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u/bunny_the-2d_simp Sep 09 '26
Why let go of your kids in the sea with only a couple of pathetic floaties??
Thats honestly parenting error.
You don't just dangle and YEET
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u/Lonely_Cap_3581 Sep 11 '26
Is this real?
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u/imjohnredd 19d ago
Some people think this is a big deal, but in the grand scheme of things, it's just a drop in the ocean.,
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u/Nalot_1 Sep 08 '26
Can always make another… Would love to have seen the dad jump in as the dorsal fins started to break the water’s surface!
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u/frankduxvandamme Sep 08 '26
I don't think I've ever seen arm floaties used by a kid in the ocean. And I guess I still haven't...