Let me guess...
This young man grew up being told about dragons that sit underneath the water waiting to getcha! because you're Hmong. This young man also grew up not being able to swim 10 yards to save his life because his parents were scared of Gyrarados, the Pokemon water dragon. Now, this man's demise will cause his family and other families like his to further perpetuate that "It was the dragon! See!", causing more social irresponsibili
ty and resulting in preventable drownings for Hmong kids.
I wish I was wrong, but I'm not. If you kidnapped 100 random teenaged white kids and threw them into the deep end of the pool, at least 95 of them will not panic at all and just easily swim to the edge. If you did the same to Hmong kids, it's the exact opposite - 95 of them will panic and probably drown and maybe 5 will be Boy Scout members and they will just easily swim to the edge.
Don't tell me I'm wrong. I know I'm right. It's garbage and this pokemon Gyrarados waiting to grab you at waters edge perpetuated by Hmong folklore is just plain social irresponsibili
ty.
Water is dangerous. My daughter is on her HS swim team for 2 yr and even she won't even dare go swimming anywhere at all. She will tell you the water is different and too risky.
In
MY opinion, that mindset is wrong. Water can be dangerous, yes. But so are sports, fishing, and campfires. There was a freak fire pit accident a few years ago here in Minnesota and a toddler lost both hands and have major scarring around the face and upper body. Does that mean we shouldn't have family campfire and smores? Of course not. Every summer, millions of families make memories that last a lifetime over a campfire. I can't imagine not letting a child enjoy something simply because it is inherently dangerous.
The bottom line is, statistically, your daughter is more likely to die in a car crash while on a ride to her high school, compared to enjoying the waters in the outdoors as opposed to some chlorinated cement pool. I just don't think wrapping yourself in bubble is the solution.