Kids, Parents and Swimming pool: My pleasure, lady

My pleasure, lady

By Semius - 08/05/2019 05:00

Today, I saved a young girl from drowning in a hotel pool with no lifeguards on duty. The girl's mother was too busy on her phone to notice what was happening, and when I called out to her, she started yelling at her daughter for going in too far. Never bothered to thank me for saving her kid either. FML

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You deserved it 167

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By Anonymous - 30/06/2009 02:23 - United States

Today, I was at work lifeguarding and saw a kid drowning on the far end of the pool. I decided running would be the quickest way to get to her, but as I ran across the pool deck I slipped and hit my head. The kid's mother jumped in to save her child and then called an ambulance for me. FML

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You deserved it 13 974

By butisavedyourkid - 06/06/2013 04:13 - United States

Today, I rescued a little boy who looked like he was drowning in a public pool. His mother then smacked me in the face for "touching him". FML

I agree, your life sucks 53 268

You deserved it 3 542

By "mbrider" - 12/08/2017 16:00

Today, I saved a woman from drowning at a pool where I lifeguard, but when I got her out of the water she started screaming about sexual assault. Apparently I accidentally brushed her breasts when pulling her up and out of the water. She wants to sue me. FML

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You deserved it 269

By Anonymous - 31/08/2011 17:06 - Canada

Today, I noticed a young child wandering out onto a busy street. I managed to grab his arm just as he stepped off the sidewalk and yank him away from almost certain death. My reward was his mother, who was on her cell phone the whole time, screaming at me for touching her child. FML

I agree, your life sucks 38 211

You deserved it 2 528

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By Anonymous - 01/05/2019 12:00

Today, I nearly drowned. I was at a wave pool for the first time and stupidly swam out to the deep end. When the waves turned on, I discovered I can't swim in rough water. Despite my yelling, "Help!" and flailing around, the lifeguard paid me no attention. My friend had to save me. FML

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You deserved it 622

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By Username - 01/09/2010 00:35 - France

Today, I was lifeguarding at a community pool when I noticed a toddler go underwater. I quickly jumped in but suddenly got a cramp, which caused me to stall. When I looked up, I saw an old woman saving him, and got a shoe thrown at my head. I was fired. FML

I agree, your life sucks 30 758

You deserved it 10 039

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By Anonymous - 02/10/2017 19:30 - United States - Stony Brook

Today, I went to the university pool. There was this cute lifeguard there, and every time I got out of the water I saw her looking at me, so I walked up to her and asked if everything was OK. She told me she thought I was going to drown. FML

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You deserved it 512

By qtpieo1 - 13/08/2010 16:14 - United States

Today, I was at the pool with two boys I babysit. The eldest wouldn't get out of the pool so I pretended to call his dad. He then ran out of the pool, pushed me down, grabbed my phone, chucked it into the pool and then ran back into the pool. FML

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You deserved it 9 734

By Anonymous - 29/05/2012 18:43 - United States - Springfield

Today, while taking part in a lifeguarding exercise, I was supposed to "drown" to get another guard to save me. After all was done, my boss called me into his office and screamed at me for "drowning the wrong way," and threatening our reputation. FML

I agree, your life sucks 27 366

You deserved it 2 177

By t - 17/05/2011 03:26

Today, I got a really bad cramp while I was swimming in my neighborhood pool. I started to go under until the lifeguard jumped in and saved me. I guess it would have been great, if I wasn't a fellow lifeguard. FML

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You deserved it 6 160

tounces7 27

Wednesday 8 May 2019 6:26

Poor kid, she'll probably never survive to adulthood with a POS mother like that.

Sonotsuave 35

Wednesday 8 May 2019 5:16

That’s completely ridiculous, people nowadays. Congratulations for such a heroic act, I have to admit I’ve always wanted to save someone’s life. Good on you. Even if it’s not your business I’d have a chat with such a careless mom and the hotel’s manager about the safety concerns.

Comments

RichardPencil 30

Wednesday 8 May 2019 5:08

Stranger danger!!! You’re lucky she didn’t call the cops on you. Unwanted touching!

mas12806 24

Thursday 9 May 2019 3:53

You have a point, no good deed goes unpunished & OP could easily have been accused of that

bloopaloop 27

Wednesday 8 May 2019 5:16

You shouldn’t try to drown people, mkay?

Sonotsuave 35

Wednesday 8 May 2019 5:16

tounces7 27

Wednesday 8 May 2019 6:26

Poor kid, she'll probably never survive to adulthood with a POS mother like that.

Michael Hicks 4

Wednesday 8 May 2019 22:18

Good on you OP. I read an article last summer about drowning. Apparently, most children drown within like 10 yards of an adult, and many while the adult is looking right at them. Actual drowning doesn't look like what they show on TV or in movies so many people don't realize what they're seeing. Good for you for recognizing what was happening and acting on it. Bad on mom for not protecting her own kid (I'd be tempted to call CPS on her), and for not showing any appreciation.

Mauskau 35

Thursday 9 May 2019 7:10

The kid will remember and be grateful, forget about the shitty mother. When I was 3 I tried following my mum and sister into the pool, my sister kicked water into my face and I went under, I remember jumping off the bottom of the pool and yelling "mummy!" when I made it out of the water before going back under, not sure how long I was doing that for but I remember waking up on the side of the pool still calling for my mum, having been fished out by the lifeguard or just a bystander. I don't know if they performed CPR or not, there's a blank patch between jumping and waking, seemed like it was only a second or two though. You saved a life, just be proud of that.

831curmudgeon 7

Thursday 9 May 2019 22:20

Not sure how this is a FML for you... you're not that girl's horrible mother!

lizenhagen 11

Sunday 12 May 2019 12:38

I had this same experience at a lake many years ago. saw this weird white stuff bobbing in the water. grabbed it and lifted it. was the kid's hair. really blonde kid. eyes like saucers. took a breath and started coughing. toddler in a diaper. took him back up to camp area and tried to tell his mother. she just yelled at him for not listening and continued whatever she was doing in her camper.