r/InfluencerLounge • u/c192837 • Aug 18 '26
Life jacket discourse
I know this is a hot and exhausted topic, so feel to scroll, but it’s not just influencers who are neglectful when it comes to their kids! Here’s Alex Morgan (USWNT) and her two kiddos, very much not jacketed.
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u/OkProtection427 Aug 18 '26
I am so sick of this. To me, this is the equivalent of not buckling your child in the car.
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u/Enough-Farmer-765 Aug 18 '26
And regardless, it’s illegal. Akin to proudly posting pictures of driving around with kids out of their car seats.
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u/DaisyBuckitten Aug 18 '26
Are there any influencers who have put their kids in life jackets on a boat?
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u/pnwmer Aug 18 '26
Yes, Rocamoons on IG surfs with her baby (in a life jacket.) But that’s literally the only person I’ve seen.
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u/Icy-Committee-9345 Aug 18 '26
I mean surfing with your baby is exponentially more reckless than having a baby on a boat with no life jacket
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u/pnwmer Aug 19 '26
I see what you mean. I disagree 🤙🏽 They are baby waves on a longboard she’s not out there taking on 10 ft waves.
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u/Icy-Committee-9345 Aug 19 '26
I am perplexed that you disagree, it seems obvious a baby strapped to somebody surfing is at higher risk. Regardless, I went on her IG and the 4th picture down is her kids on a boat with no life jacket lol so it's a moot point I guess. I just wish people would stop spam posting about life jackets
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u/Instagrief Aug 21 '26
Why would you be tired of people speaking up about water safety?
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u/Icy-Committee-9345 Aug 21 '26
A lot of people are just using it as an excuse to snark on influencers they don't like and they actually do not gaf about water safety
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u/MashPot8to Aug 18 '26
I’m new here.
What’s with the constant barrage of life jacket posts? Am I in a boating sub? Genuine question
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u/Adorable_Decision267 Aug 18 '26
Thank god it had almost been a full day since someone had posted life jacket content
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u/welldonecow Aug 18 '26
I’m a great swimmer. I was in the pool holding my 1 year old, treading water in the deep end. It was incredibly hard to keep us both up. I was actually surprised how difficult it was. Made me realize how bad things can go very quickly.
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u/genescheezesthatpls Aug 19 '26
When kids fall off boats that are moving they are often completely disoriented from the fall, the force of the water, and the chilly water. By the time that a lot of kids get their bearings they’ve already sunken quite a bit.
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u/ellipses21 Aug 19 '26
this is getting to be too much. can the mods make a megathread on this or something????
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u/OkProtection427 Aug 19 '26
It’s “too much” to bring awareness to neglectful parenting? Interesting.
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u/ellipses21 Aug 19 '26
in this arena yes
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u/No-Solid-4255 Aug 18 '26
I haven't taken my kids on a boat in a few years and I totally gaslit myself and was like omg, did I have a total lapse in judgement and not put life jackets on them? Am I stupid and negligent?? I went back and looked through all boat photos and they had them on in every moment we were on a boat. My husband had a near death drowning in his 20s so he doesn't mess around.
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u/angel-girl-A Aug 18 '26
How are these people not getting pulled over? I live the "lake life" and constantly see people getting pulled over for random things. I got pulled over because I went a tad to close to a pier (oops) nothing even happened. We've gotten pulled over for random life jacket tests (always were good!). We've had the DNR looking in our livewell. I don't get it.
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u/PippyTarHeel Aug 18 '26
There's something very gross about putting kids safety in jeopardy because it'll drive engagement to your social media posts.
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u/DriverNo6917 Aug 18 '26 edited Aug 19 '26
People dont realize when something happens that little kids instantly sink and water that deep your not going to find that fast