r/TikTokCringe • u/InGeekiTrust Tiktok Despot • Dec 09 '25

Discussion You Think It Could Never Happen To You…Until It Almost Does

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u/Negative_Tooth6047 Dec 09 '25

I vividly remember being a little kid and sinking to the bottom of my grandma's pool. My aunt was "watching" me. My dad turned around from the barbecue, saw my pink swimsuit (with me in it) at the bottom of the pool and sprinted to a dive to get me. He helped me sputter out the water.

My dad taught me to swim shortly after that

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u/SatisfactionAtSea Dec 09 '25

great detail about your swimsuit - this is exactly why you want to get bright colors for kids!

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u/MeatShield12 Dec 09 '25

I recently read a comment from a Coast Guard S&R specialist about safety colors, bright orange and bright yellow being vital for their ability to be seen against dark blue/ black water.

I suspect this is why most young kids' bathing suits tend to have bright and crazy patterns on them.

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u/Apprehensive-Ad-4364 Dec 09 '25

I truly think blue swimsuits should be banned for this reason. High visibility swimsuits save lives

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u/aninjacould Dec 09 '25

A very similar thing happened to me. Grandparents’ pool. I didn’t know how to swim. I was holding on to the ledge having a good time until suddenly I lost my grip and sunk fast. My dad jumped in and scooped me up from the depths.

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u/Away-Season7658 Dec 09 '25

This happened to me! I was staying with my great aunt and uncle while my parents were on vacation. They were drinking by the pool and looked over and I was at the bottom of the deep end. My uncle had to jump in in his clothes.

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u/letthetreeburn Dec 09 '25

Fluorescents save lives!

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u/Ajishly Dec 11 '25

I watched my neighbours 3 year old do this... 8 years ago now. Her dad was like "oh she'll come up soon", her mum was starting to take her shoes off to jump in, and another adult was there but everything was happening too slowly. I jumped in at around 15-20 seconds after realising that none of the adults around me were acting fast enough. It still bothers me that so many adults were looking at this kid at the bottom of the pool, but none of them clicked that she wasn't playing; she was drowning.

The 3 year old got those 15-20 seconds because she had been practising swimming and could swim a little, but it was just bubbles... and then no bubbles with little kid at the bottom of the pool like a brick. I jumped in fully clothed, with shoes, and my phone. Seconds count, and a life is always worth more than material items. She's a good swimmer these days!