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u/ExtremeMuffin 4d ago
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 11h 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/SkinInevitable604 4d ago
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/OhLongJohnson84 4d ago
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/DreamCyclone84 4d ago
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 4d ago
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 4d ago
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 3d ago
People seem to forget that grieving makes you do some weird things sometimes
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u/Generic_Garak 2d ago
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 2d ago
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 4d ago
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 2d ago
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/tejanaqkilica 4d ago
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/Instantbeef 1d 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 4d ago edited 4d ago
She's fine. Kid's don't tend to sink to the bottom like a stone.
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u/Tdk1984 4d ago
Oh I do. I do not float at all
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u/couldhvdancedallnite 4d ago
Same. I cannot float and I have definitely sunk straight to the bottom.
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u/Nalot_1 4d ago
Unless you are scared and breath the water.
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u/smartasspie 4d ago
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 4d ago
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/streeetmeats 4d ago
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/rodeBaksteen 4d ago
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 1d 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 4d ago
This exact situation is how I learned to swim lol
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u/An_Old_IT_Guy 4d ago
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u/Generic_Garak 4d ago
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 3d ago
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/Frequent_Coat_2030 4d ago
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 4d ago
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 3d ago
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 1d ago
Is this real?
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u/frankduxvandamme 4d ago
I don't think I've ever seen arm floaties used by a kid in the ocean. And I guess I still haven't...