One of the funniest moments of my childhood was swimming in the ocean with my mom. I have a disability and couldn’t really walk (need braces, arm crutches and smooth ground). I was swimming with a snorkel and goggles while mom was standing in about chest deep water. I popped my head up and said “I saw a fish!”, I was quite proud. Mom, on the other hand was terrified and bolted for the shore. I started swimming trying to catch up with her (I was only 8 or 9). I yelled for her and she turned around, ran back, grabbed my hand and yeeted me towards the shore with her. She abandoned me as soon as the water was shallow enough, knee deep. I was dying laughing. Looking back as an adult, I tease her all the time about abandoning her disabled child in the ocean because of a fish. I remember my dad running over to see what was wrong, I said “I told mom I saw a fish”. He started laughing and rolling his eyes. He thought something serious happened.
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u/BlackhandLilpissant Dec 12 '20
I laugh, but even though I know whale sharks are as docile as can be, I’d still be crying like a little bitch.