Ocean Dangers

“Hey, Jamie! Are you excited about going to the ocean? We’re going to have a ton of fun!” Dad was doing his paltry overly-exaggerated enthusiasm gimmick to prod me into capitulating. It wasn’t going to work.

“There are all sorts of dangers associated with the ocean, Dad. Riptides, jellyfish, razor-sharp coral, UVA rays, sharks, just to name a few.”

“Oh, come on,” Dad waved his hand as if these potential death-traps meant nothing, “I actually just read this article on CNN.com titled ‘Why Sharks Probably Won’t Eat You.’”

I rolled my eyes, “I’m so relieved! A shark probably won’t eat me.”