WARNING: This post is a bit graphic and it's about death and drowning, so don't read if you are younger than 10, or get triggered easily, one part about my cousin is also really sad.
So, when my mom was a teenager she would go to Pakistan and go to the beach with her family every year. So, once when she was 11, my mom went to the beach and there was this deep ocean, she didn't know how to swim and her mom didn't know how to either, everyone else did, but my mom wasn't supervised. She went with her cousin (who knew how to swim) and one day at the beach when she was swimming with her, the ocean became a bit deep and my cousin was allll the way in front of my mom, and my mom tried to reach her cousin. Anyways, then she saw her cousin's swimming technique. She swam face front, so that's what my mom did, but she couldn't keep her feet up, she knew she was going to die, she didn't risk anything and she just let her body slip and drown. So, my mom drowned, and then when my grandpa (her dad) was swimming he saw she was in the water unconshis, and he saved her.
So, that was a long time ago, when I wasn't even born, it was like in the 90's. So, anyways, about 2 or 3 years ago, my cousin died, because none of his family knew how to swim, his sister didn't, and his brother died too (of drowning), neither did his mom or dad. His friends did and that's who he was with right now, (He wasn't with his family, he was 20) anyways, this story is kinda famous in Pakistan, it was on the news EVERYWHERE in Pakistan. It was on the cover story of a famous Pakistani newspaper, it said "The ocean ate college boy", so he was swimming, where his friends were playing games on the sand of the beach, so he was struggling, already then the ocean wave came high, he quickly raised up his hand for help, but it was too late. He drowned and died. When his friends and family wondered where he was, they called the police, and they tried to investigate. Later, they found his body, dead in water. Idk why, the boy's brother didn't know how to swim, and he died, then my cousin died too. That day my mom became sick (she was too sad) that my cousin was about to get married and was about to graduate and he just died.
So, now I'm saying, my dad doesn't know how to swim, my sister doesn't know how to swim, my mom doesn't know how to swim, no one knows how to swim okay!! And the thing is, we took swimming lessons since we were 4, then we had to move and start our swimming lessons all over again, then we moved again. Now, it's COVID and my family thinks we are going to die of COVID. And both of my parents know CPR and they say it's neccasary for living life, you might die of chocking, and learning to ride a bike is neccasary. My mom was so sad and shocked about my cousin's death, but for some reason she says "Swimming isn't neccasary". I almsost drowned in my bffs pool party too. I didn't actually drown, just almost. My parents let my sister swim anywhere, even in deep places, they say "It will make her brave", and I say "But she doesn't know how to swim, can't we just take swimming lessons"? And she was like, "No, there are many people at swimming school, and we'll catch COVID".
So, I know someone in our family is going to die like my cousin did. Like my mom did (My mom didn't die, she drowned, but her dad knew how to swim, my dad doesn't). So, can someone help me persuade to my parents that we are all going to die unless we take swimming lessons! I skipped my end of year class pool party cuz it was deep water and I didn't know how to swim. My parents can ride bikes, they can code, they can CPR, they can read "War and Peace"! They just can't swim!!!!!!
