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
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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
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
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
Today, a little kid accidentally ran into me at the pool. He apologized by biting my leg. FML
Today, I was swimming at the water park, when out of nowhere a lifeguard bombed into the pool, grabbed me, and hauled me to the surface, running his hands over my chest in the process. Apparently, the way I swim makes it look like I'm in my drowning death throes. FML
Today, I was verbally and physically attacked in a public pool, because I was swimming in what a grandma claimed was her part of the pool. Since I'm a very tolerant person, I calmly tried to talk some reason into the elderly lady. The lifeguard had to come to protect me. FML
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
Today, I went to the pool. When I hit the water the top of my swimsuit came off so I tried to put it on underwater. The lifeguard thought I was drowning and pulled me out in front of everyone. Topless. FML
Today, I was teaching swim lessons. I got felt up by a 6 year-old boy. Three times. FML
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
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TrinityisLife 22
Push her in.
purebliss_fml 19
You're a hero in my eyes OP. Hope she apologised after you explained the situation.
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Comments (85)
RP559 5
Some people just don't understand how you be grateful, even when it comes to be in a life or death situation!
emtbev 4
can't do anything to help people these days
soylentgreens 8
I know this will get me thumbed down again, but i just have to... Let them drown, there are to many of those idiots already.
silverstream20 20
No. Regardless of the mothers attitude you never and I mean never let a child drown. To think any other way is just plain cruel.
soylentgreens 8
For some reason a lot of parents theese days are more afraid of you touching or interacting with their child in any way, than they are of their child drowning, getting hit by a car or falling from a cliff. Where was the mother when her boy seemingly drowned? Right she was nowhere to be found, but she was right there to smack OP when he tryed to rescue him. As cruel as it may be the only cure for that is to comply with their request and leave their kids alone no matter what.
amifaiyaz 12
no good deed...
fatalwish 6
did you throw the kid back in?
outoftown 26
As an almost-drowned former child, THANK YOU for what you did! Saving a life is the best of deeds. Hold it close to your heart, and don't let the assholes dilute it for you.
morbid1 2
Yeh, you did fine. All parents fear the looming pedo, especially at a a place of partial nudity. It was an excited moment for all involved and the mother of the rescued reacted in fear and therefore resorted to violence.
an3ph 20
Throw it back! Throw it back!
TecheyTim 14
Smack her back!!!
jimmywithsalt 19
I was legitimately saved from drowning at a public pool when I was seven. Nobody noticed, and some kid a couple years older than me pulled me up casually and said 'you okay, kid?' and swam off. I applaud you for trying to help!
Mamaluigi619 4
I wouldve said "Hey! I was saving youre kid because you werent being a real mother and taking care of Him!"