holley4734
Last summer, my youngest daughter almost drowned. I felt guilty because I was at work instead of swimming with the family. My oldest daughter saved her, which I am always going to be grateful for. It would have been a tragedy for my whole family. I’m sure that we would have experienced grief and guilt on a scale that we can not imagine.
It was not my normal day to work but I agreed to cover the shift. No one can say that it would have been different if I had gone swimming. She must have a guardian angel or two plus the best big sisters in the world.
We made her wear a life jacket for the rest of the summer. I don’t feel too guilty about that.
Thank God the tragedy was averted by your older daughter, Holley. Everybody was fortunate. Keep the life jacket handy for this summer, too.
Oh yes. We sure will! I’m so thankful that she was ok.
I’m grateful that everything worked out well for your family. Besides guilt, at least there’s a lot of gratitude in a situation like that. Gratitude that the tragedy was avoided; gratitude that your older daughter was a quick thinker, and gratitude for the opportunity to continue building bonds and memories as a family. Thank you for sharing this.
Well said! Definitely a lot of gratitude!