Do Not Ask Us How Many People Weve Rescued. Just Dont. And If You Do Decide To Ignore Me, Then Dont Just

Do not ask us how many people we’ve rescued. Just don’t. And if you do decide to ignore me, then don’t just assume that because a lifeguard says ‘Oh I haven’t saved anyone’ that they are incompetent. That means that they are actually preventing accidents before they happen, which should comfort you.

Quick reminder to everyone with depression:

If you are around someone that constantly makes you feel stupid, it’s probably not ‘just your depression flaring back up’. It’s that person being an asshole and bringing you down.

Thanks for coming to my TEDtalk.

A surprise, to be sure.

Rest In Peace, to the hero who created my heroes.

The positive part about being the lifeguard is learning all the kids names. That way they don’t feel so attacked when you call them out.

‘Ayyo John, I been telling you to stop running my man.’

‘Hey Aiden, could you stop doing that for a minute.’

‘Molly, sweetie I’m gonna need you to stop splashing me for a minute.’

I don’t want the kids to be afraid of me. If there’s a problem, or they aren’t feeling right, I want them to be comfortable enough to tell me. And if I’m just the ‘mean lifeguard’ they’re not gonna come to me when they have a problem.

Despite what I put up on this blog, I do enjoy my job, and nearly everyone that comes in. I’m not this mean irl, but these are my inner thoughts (sometimes outer words) on being in my work environment.