What mistake should have killed you?

When I was about 5 years old my family and I went swimming in a lake. I was with my dad and the rest of my family was in a different part of the lake. So my dad says 'stay here' because he's going a bit deeper (I think he was going to take a crap). Well my dumb self thought 'pffftt it probably isnt that deep' so I went on my tipy toes until it was to deep. Then I swallowed some gulps of water while I called out 'dad, daaaaad' . Well no one heard me and I know I should have drowned that day. It was the water current that saved my life pushing me a bit til I could find somewhere to step. It wasnt until a few years later I told my family that story, because it was too embarrasing at the time.

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